60% (2) The World of Suzie Wong 126 min, APPROVED, [Drama, Romance] [Richard Quine] [01 Jan 1960]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 70%, Rotten Tomatoes: 50%, External Reviews
Awards: Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 nominations.
Actors: Michael Wilding, Nancy Kwan, Sylvia Syms, William Holden
Writer: Paul Osborn (adaptation), Richard Mason (novel), John Patrick (screenplay)
External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, Cantonese Country: UK, USA
Plot: Robert Lomax, tired of working in an office, wants to be an artist. So he moves to Hong Kong to try his hand at painting. Finding a cheap hotel, he checks in, only to find it's used by prostitutes and their "dates" they meet in the bar downstairs. Since he never picks up any of the ladies, they all want to know more about him. Eventually, he does hire one to model for him... and soon falls in love. However, since he's on a limited budget, he can't afford her exclusively, but doesn't want to "share" her with anyone else.
Rotten Tomatoes: An American painter Robert Lomax (William Holden) travels to Hong Kong to learn more about himself and his art. He falls for Suzie (Nancy Kwan), the leader of a group of happy hookers.
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71% (1) Fate Is the Hunter 106 min, [Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War] [Ralph Nelson] [16 Oct 1964]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 71%, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.
Actors: Glenn Ford, Nancy Kwan, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette
Writer: Ernest K. Gann (book), Harold Medford (screenplay)
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Plot: Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in discovering the causes of the crash.
Rotten Tomatoes: Suspense builds around the investigation of a plane crash that caused 53 deaths in this dramatic adaption of Ernest K. Gann's novel. Authorities systematically eliminate probable causes, finally placing blame on the pilot, who was seen drinking before the flight. The airline's director of flight operations, Sam McBane (Glenn Ford), knowing the pilot's excellent WW II record, refuses to accept the authorities' conclusions and begins his own investigation. With the help of the only survivor, a stewardess (Suzanne Pleshette), McBane re-creates the events leading to the crash in an attempt to discover the true cause. The character of the incriminated pilot, Captain Jack Savage (Rod Taylor), is revealed through a series of flashbacks, from a wartime army camp (with a cameo by Jane Russell) to the climactic moment of the thrilling crash. Milton Krasner's crisp cinematography earned him an Oscar nomination.
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70% (1) Nobody's Perfect 103 min, UNRATED, [Comedy] [Alan Rafkin] [12 Jan 1968]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 70%, External Reviews
Actors: David Hartman, Doug McClure, James Whitmore, Nancy Kwan
Writer: John D.F. Black, Allan R. Bosworth (novel)
External Links: Wikipedia IMDb Language: English Country: USA
Plot: This military service comedy chronicles the misadventures of the U.S.S. Bustard in Japan. The crew has stolen a Buddha statue from a Japanese village, which if discovered missing would threaten Japanese/American relations. Doc Willoughby is the ship's petty officer, whose antics are constantly getting him into trouble with his captain. On shore leave, Willoughby falls for a seemingly demure Japanese girl in a kimono shop, who actually turns out to be a Japanese/American nurse in the US Navy, Lt. Tomiko Momoyama. However, it turns out she was betrothed as a child to a traditional Japanese man named Toshi, who fully intends on enforcing tradition. Willoughby divides his time between trying to return the Buddha statue back to the Japanese village it rightfully belongs to, and trying to woo Tomiko from the traditional Japanese man she rightfully belongs to.
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70% (1) Flower Drum Song 133 min, Approved, [Comedy, Musical, Romance] [Henry Koster] [28 Mar 1962]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 70%, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.
Actors: Benson Fong, Jack Soo, James Shigeta, Nancy Kwan
Writer: Joseph Fields (screenplay), C.Y. Lee (novel)
External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, Cantonese Country: USA
Plot: Chinese stowaway Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in San Francisco with her father to meet her fiancé, wealthy nightclub owner Sammy Fong (Jack Soo), in an arranged marriage, but the groom has his eye on his star singer Linda Low (Nancy Kwan). This film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical is filled with memorable song-and-dance numbers showcasing the contrast between Mei Li's traditional family and her growing fascination with American culture.
Rotten Tomatoes: The only Rodgers and Hammerstein cinemadaptation to be produced by Universal Pictures, Flower Drum Song was, alas, also the only Rogers and Hammerstein film to lose money at the box office. It looks far better now than it did back in 1961, if only because of the paucity of musical films in the 1990s. Essentially a comedy about the culture clash between old-world Chinese and assimilated Chinese-Americans, the film begins when Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) and her grandfather (Kam Tong) smuggle themselves into San Francisco. It seems that Mei Li has arrived to honor an arranged marriage between herself and Runyonesque nightclub owner Sammy Fong (the incomparable Jack Soo). This might prove delicate, since Sammy is in love with flashy cabaret entertainer Linda Low (Nancy Kwan). Meanwhile, Linda is romancing Wang Ta (James Shigeta), the son of a wealthy Chinatown merchant (Benson Fong). Soon, however, Mei Li and Wang Ta have fallen in love.......It's a complex plot, to be sure, but comedy and music manage to predominate. The songs include "I Enjoy Being a Girl" (a tour de force for the special effects department, and for Nancy Kwan), "A Hundred Million Miracles," "The Other Generation," "Love Look Away," "I Am Going to Like It Here," "Don't Marry Me," "You Are Beautiful," "Grant Avenue" and "Chop Suey." Flower Drum Song is attractively produced and consummately acted; while no classic along the lines of King and I or Sound of Music, it deserves a second look.
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60% (1) Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. 110 min, G, [Adventure, Comedy, Family] [Byron Paul] [29 Jul 1966]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 60%, External Reviews
Awards: 1 win.
Actors: Akim Tamiroff, Arthur Malet, Dick Van Dyke, Nancy Kwan
Writer: Walt Disney (story), Don DaGradi (screenplay), Bill Walsh (screenplay), Daniel Defoe (novel)
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Plot: Lt. Robin Crusoe is a navy pilot who bails out of his plane after engine trouble. He reaches a deserted island paradise where he builds a house, finds an abandoned submarine with lots of gadgets that he can use, and also finds a marooned chimp from the US Space program and a native girl named Wednesday who was exiled by her father. Wednesday thinks Crusoe wants to marry her, and when her father arrives on the island to collect her and Crusoe refused to marry her, chaos ensues.
Rotten Tomatoes: Dick Van Dyke stars in this Disney comedy as a latter-day Robinson Crusoe who crashes his naval jet onto a small Pacific island.
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56% (1) Honeymoon Hotel 89 min, APPROVED, [Comedy] [Henry Levin] [03 Jun 1964]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 56%, External Reviews
Actors: Jill St. John, Nancy Kwan, Robert Goulet, Robert Morse
Writer: R.S. Allen, Harvey Bullock
External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA
Plot: Jay Menlow is jilted at the altar by his fiancée, Cynthia Hampton,and his pal, Ross Kingsley, persuades him to use his reserved-in-advance accommodations at the Boca Roca Hotel (...
Rotten Tomatoes: In this comedy two bachelors, Jay (Robert Morsel) and Ross (Robert Goulet) are on the loose at a fancy resort after Jay is left at the altar and they decide to go on the prepaid honeymoon that caters to newlyweds. Directed by Harry Levin.
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50% (1) The Main Attraction 90 min, APPROVED, [Drama] [Daniel Petrie] [01 Nov 1962]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 50%, External Reviews
Actors: Mai Zetterling, Nancy Kwan, Pat Boone, Yvonne Mitchell
Writer: John Patrick
External Links: Wikipedia IMDb Language: English Country: UK
Plot: A gitar playing traveler is on the run from a murder charge. He joins a circus, where he falls for two different women, who complicates his life.
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