Nancy Kwan In Lead Role
"Flower Drum Song" On Screen
By H. K. WONG
llOLLYWOCD—"Flower Drum Song', 11    a host s 、1""   n()、vl by ('. V. !>h、
and a smash hit on Broadway as a musical by R4>dK«»rs & Hammerst^ln.
In association with '，os«'ph l'1*'lds, is
now boiny brought to the screen by prcxiucor Ko、s Hiin"'r, as one of Uni. versal's most lavish releases for the 1961 62 film season.
Backgrounded against the colorful streets of San Francisco's Chinatown, "Flower Drum Song" tells a bright. hn>«',、 tiilc that pits tho modoi'n customs of the western world against the strict family traditions of old China. A magnificent cast headed by Nimoy Kwan, .ftimrs Sl"gota， Mlyoshi I'nieki, Benson  Fong, Boh  lJn«;， Victor Sen
(、hlnato、vn Nowh Columnist H. K. Wone U currently in Ho11>\v<hk1 wrvii'K as (4H'hnU*aI lulvisor to the movl*' "Flow »*r Drum Sons:." From the Motion Pirturo (apital, he s^nds this story.
Vuiijc. CWn^xvah ij^e and others will perform for almost three months in front of tho color Panavision cameras under the direction of Henry Koster. Thirteen songs from the musical that ran for 18 months on Broadway will be utili/cd on the screen in 18 music sequences.
Nancy Kwan, the new darling of Hollywood since her smash starring dobut in "The World of Suzie Wong," portrays IJnda Low, a hep-talking, hip-swinging night club entertainer. "Flower Drum Song" marks her first work in Hollywood―her first film was made in Hong Kong and London. The daughter of a noted Hong Kong architect, Nancy spent four years with the Royal Ballet in London prior to her discovery for films by Kay Stark.
-Vanirs Shl^ota is the first top Oriental male screen star to be developed in Hollywood since the days of Sessuo
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CHINATOWN NEWS, APRIL 3, 1961