Flower Drum Song

Nov 9, 1961

2h 13m

★ 6.3

Most joyous hit lights up the screen!

Overview

A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown, from Hong Kong, with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.

Genres

Music

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Fields Productions

Flower Drum Song Trailers

Cast

Linda Low

Nancy Kwan

Wang Ta

James Shigeta

Mei Li

Miyoshi Umeki

Wang Chi-Yang

Benson Fong

'Sammy' Fong

Jack Soo

'Auntie' Liang

Juanita Hall

Helen Chao

Reiko Sato

Wang San

Patrick Adiarte

Doctor Li

Kam Tong

Frankie Wing

Victor Sen Yung

Madame Ten Fong

Soo Yong

Professor

Ching Wah Lee

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