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San Francisco, USA
An ethnic musical by the great Rodgers and Hammerstein! Begins with Mei Li and her father stowing away on a ship from China to the USA to meet her husband-to-be, Sammy Fong. Song "A Hundred Million Miracles" in the park is sweet - and funny situation with the Cop being unable to read Chinese and having to get help from the crowd.
Linda Low is very A-typical Chinese Girl (according to the stereotype of the time) and changes her focus from long-time love, Sammy Fong, to Ta when Sammy won't produce a ring!
Dance scene at Graduation party is good! Lots of great dancers - thought some of the curly hairstyles (typical of late 50's early 60's for non-Asians) were a little out-of-place...but only a minor detail.
Ta's father is typical "Old Chinese" and his coughing spells to get his way are hilarious!
Mei Li's watching TV to learn English is cute (actually reminds me of "Splash") and her innocence is believable!
Childrens' dancing in courtyard is great, but sure wish it wasn't so much just panning the kids and would show more scenery - DVD Widescreen Edition, PLEASE!!!
Let's pop the corn and watch together! A GREAT movie to watch with the family!
Pam Crenwelge (Wayne's Wife), Katy, TX
Upbeat - bright colors, interesting songs, great sets
Watch this when....you are nostalgic for a bright, happy blast from the past. This is a great old movie (1961); it's got a score by Rodgers and Hammerstein, it's set in late 1950s Chinatown in San Francisco, and it's fun to watch. It's an adaptation of hit Broadway musical comedy. The colors and costumes are wonderful; the songs and choreography are very well done and highly entertaining. It's the story of a traditional Chinese girl who has, along with her father, entered the country illegally, for an arranged marriage to the son of a San Francisco family. The problem: the parents have made the marriage arrangements, and the son who is supposed to be the happy and dutiful groom is a thoroughly Americanized nightclub owner with a thing for one of his dancers. He doesn't want to alienate his family, but he's got a life and plans of his own. How do you keep everybody happy when generations and lifestyles collide?
The cool thing about this movie is that it went against the late 50s stereotypes by portraying Chinese characters as groovy swingers. And the cast was nearly all-Asian; remarkable for that era. Don't look for cultural authenticity here: many of the actors are actually Japanese not Chinese; there is such a thing as a flower drum, but it's not used in the manner portrayed in the movie, and when it comes right down to it, a lot of the elements of this movie are kind of hokey. But you know what? I love this movie, it's bright, it's cheesy, it's simplistic, it's a no-brainer, it's fun fun fun ~ it's an Elvis movie with chop suey!!
In English, suitable for family viewing, run time 133 minutes.
Principal Cast: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo, Juanita Hall, Reiko Sato, Patrick Adiarte, Kam Tong, Victor Sen Yung, Soo Yong, Ching Wah Lee, James Hong, Miyoshi Umeki.
watercolor paintings
My favorite part of this movie is the series of watercolor paintings in the beginning. This opening section is outstanding among all movies I have ever seen.
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San Francisco, USA 
Upbeat - bright colors, interesting songs, great sets 
