Flower Drum Song

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Flower Drum Song

1961,

2h 13m,

Musical/

Comedy

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79%

56 Reviews

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72%

1,000+ Ratings

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In this adaptation of the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical, Chinese immigrant Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) is betrothed to nightclub boss Sammy Fong (Jack Soo), but he wants to marry showgirl Linda Low (Nancy Kwan). To get out of the arrangement, Sammy pawns her off to wealthy Master Wang (Benson Fong) as a fiancée for his son, Wang Ta (Victor Sen Yung). Mei Li falls in love with Wang, but he wants to pursue Linda, who takes advantage of his affections to test Sammy's love.

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Critics Consensus

Flower Drum Song's story may be somewhat skimpy, but this Rodgers and Hammerstein adaptation blooms with brilliant songs and choreography.

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Marjory Adams

Boston Globe

Feb 28, 2023

This is genuine holiday joy-making, and the Rodgers tunes give zip and romance to the film.

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John L. Scott

Los Angeles Times

Feb 28, 2023

The plot is flimsy, but it serves as an adequate framework for the bright dances and some clever songs.

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Myles Standish

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Feb 28, 2023

Breezy, appealing, splashy with color, wistful on occasion, and embellished by the tuneful score.

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Louie Robinson

Jet Magazine

Jan 16, 2024

The songs, by Rodgers and Hammerstein, are the show's best insurance, but a brilliant cast... handles this delicate bon bon of a story with all the sensitivity, wit and understatement that it deserves.

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Birch Storm

Honolulu Advertiser

Mar 17, 2023

It's wide-screen and dripping with color from the very beginning when Dong Kingman's brilliant-hued paintings illustrate the titles to the very final scene when everyone ends up happily, lifting their voices in song.

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Phil Mayer

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Mar 17, 2023

Miyoshi Umeki and her great song, "A Hundred Million Miracles," are the best reasons to see Flower Drum Song.

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Jan 26, 2019

The best romance movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: I Enjoy Being a Girl!

Aug 17, 2018

I immersed my self in this movie. I loved everything about the cast, costumes and story. At 75, I only remember the happy feelings I felt every time I hear the name flower drum song. I am so looking forward to Crazy Rich Asians.

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Ron S

Jul 7, 2018

Rodgers & Hammerstein's groundbreaking Asian musical is transferred to the screen virtually intact; Miyoshi Umeki charmingly recreates her Broadway role as does Juanita Hall; other leads go to Nancy Kwan who performs (voice-dubbed) the show's most popular song, "I Enjoy Being a Girl." Not great R&H, but colorful and enjoyable.

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Harry M

Feb 17, 2016

Entertaining enough, if anyone decided to remake 1961 musical "Flower Drum Song" the story would be completely rewritten because by today's political correct standards this is a movie full of offensive stereotypes.

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Henry Koster

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Nancy Kwan

Linda Low

James Shigeta

Wang Ta

Miyoshi Umeki

Mei Li

Juanita Hall

Auntie Liang

Jack Soo

Sammy Fong

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Synopsis

In this adaptation of the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical, Chinese immigrant Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) is betrothed to nightclub boss Sammy Fong (Jack Soo), but he wants to marry showgirl Linda Low (Nancy Kwan). To get out of the arrangement, Sammy pawns her off to wealthy Master Wang (Benson Fong) as a fiancée for his son, Wang Ta (Victor Sen Yung). Mei Li falls in love with Wang, but he wants to pursue Linda, who takes advantage of his affections to test Sammy's love.

Director: Henry Koster
Producer: Ross Hunter
Screenwriter: Joseph Fields
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 9, 1961, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2018
Runtime: 2h 13m

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