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...film still tells essentially the same story: Chinese girl (Miyoshi Umeki), a "picture bride" from Hong Kong, meets Chinese-American boy (James Shigeta). But boy loves Chinese-American girl (Nancy Kwan), a nightspot stripper who wants to cover her nakedness with greenbacks. In the end, true love triumphs in a large, vulgar Chinese wedding...
Flower Drum Song is clearly photographed, and brightly colored. But the songs-except for a charming little villanelle sung by Actress Umeki-don't exactly ring the gong, and Choreographer Hermes Pan has apparently reworked some routines from Chu Chin Chow. Also, moviegoers may be disturbed to find that most of the Chinese characters in the picture are played by actors of various other Oriental extractions. Honest, fellows, they really don't all look alike...
...Andy Williams Show (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). Among the guests: Flower Drum Singer Miyoshi Umeki...
...Flower Drum Song. Rodgers & Hammerstein have left their genius out of this routine musical, but Pat Suzuki and Miyoshi Umeki are worth the price of omissions...
Flower Drum Song. A routine but expertly guided tour, conducted by Rodgers and Hammerstein, of San Francisco's Chinatown. Among the three-star sights: Singers Miyoshi Umeki and Pat Suzuki...