Flower Drum Song (1961) | |
| Director(s) | Henry Koster |
| Producer(s) | Joseph Fields, Ross Hunter |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based |
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Flower Drum Song (1961) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Henry Koster and produced by Ross Hunter and Joseph Fields.
Flower Drum Song was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2008.
Academy Awards 1961 --- Ceremony Number 34 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, Joseph Wright; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Russell Metty | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Irene Sharaff | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alfred Newman, Ken Darby | Nominated |
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song
By Rick29 on Jun 1, 2020 From Classic Film & TV CafeMiyoshi Umeki as Mei Li. My elementary school chorus teacher introduced me to the Broadway musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein. To be specific, she favored the catchy songs from The Sound of Music and The King and I. Hence, I always experience some built-in nostalgia whenever I watch those movie ad... Read full article
Musical Monday: Flower Drum Song (1961)
on May 18, 2020 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Flower Drum Song (1961) ? M... Read full article
Flower Drum Song (1961)
By Beatrice on Apr 19, 2017 From Flickers in TimeFlower Drum Song Directed by Henry Koster Written by Joseph Fields from a musical play by Fields and Oscar Hammerstein III and a novel by C.Y. Lee 1961/USA Universal International Pictures/Fields Productions/Hunter-Fields Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This?stood up well to fond memories from my m... Read full article
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Quotes from
Madame 'Auntie' Liang: My sister's husband.
Wang Chi-Yang: My congratulations! This is indeed an excellent system!
Mei Li: [to Wang Chi-Yang] This is beautiful and very outspoken.
Linda Low: [singing] I'm a girl and by me that's only great, I am proud that my silhouette is curvy. / That I walk with a sweet and girlish gait with my hips kind of swively and swirly. / I enjoy being dressed in something frilly when my date comes to get me at my place, / Out I go with my Joe or John or Billy like a filly who is ready for the race. / When I have a brand new hairdo with my eye lashes all in curl, / I float as the clouds on air do, I enjoy being a girl. / When men say I'm cute and funny and my teeth aren't teeth but pearl, / I just lap it out like honey, I enjoy being a girl. / I flip when a fellow sends me flowers, I drool over dresses made of lace, / I talk on the telephone for hours with a pound and a half of cream upon my face. / I'm strictly a female female and my future I hope will be / In the home of a brave and free male who'll enjoy being a guy having a girl like me.
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Facts about
Anna May Wong was producer Ross Hunter's original choice for Madame Liang, and Wong wanted to do the film. Her sudden death at the age of 56, just before filming was scheduled to begin, resulted in the part being given to Juanita Hall, who had created the role on Broadway.
During the brief scene where Sammy Fong and Mei Lei sit in a beatnik coffee shop, on stage someone reads the poem "Like a God". This was originally a song in the stage production sung by Wang Ta to Mei Lei, but was cut out of the screenplay.
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