DVD
Flower drum song
Call Number
- DVD MUSICAL (CEN)
Edition
Special ed. ; Widescreen version.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo, Juanita Hall, Miyoshi Umeki.
Publication Information
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated by the MPAA.
Uniform Title
Series
Summary
This unforgettable Broadway smash, filled with memorable songs and brilliant dances, centers on a Hong Kong girl who comes to San Francisco for an arranged marriage. Features the hit tunes: "I enjoy being a girl", "Chop Suey", and "A hundred million miracles."
Notes
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961.
Based on the novel by C.Y. Lee.
Special features: A classic evolves: from print to stage to screen; Faces of the east : casting Flower drum song; The songs of Flower drum song; An all-access pass to the sets and costumes of Flower drum song; The legacy of Rodgers and Hammerstein; feature commentary with actress Nancy Kwan and film historian Nick Redman.
Subjects
- Arranged marriage > Drama.
- Brides > California > San Francisco > Drama.
- Chinese > California > San Francisco > Drama.
- Women immigrants > California > San Francisco > Drama.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Musical films.
- Romantic comedy films.
- Comedy films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > Drama.