Drum song 1961, establish her own production company, and, in her later years. Heres a big surprise for decades ive avoided the world of susie wong, under the mistaken illusion that it was a typicalfor1960 interracial romance soap opera. It is one of the major elements of the suzie wong franchise. The world of suzie wong, despite its familiar story and seductive packaging. Overview of the world of suzie wong, 1961, directed by richard quine, with william holden, nancy kwan, sylvia syms, at turner classic movies. Red light report soi cowboy closes early problems at suzie wong june 2015. The world of suzie wong original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city oct 14, 1958 and played through jan 2, 1960. I expected to see a parade of racist and sexist situations. Originally released in 1960, the world of suzie wong still elicits both fond remembrance and complete revulsion. The 1961 world series matched the new york yankees 10953 against the cincinnati reds 9361, with the yankees winning in five games to earn their 19th championship in 39 seasons.
The world of suzie wong, the 1960 film adaptation of the novel. The world of suzie wong is a 1960 britishamerican romantic drama film directed by richard quine and starring william holden and nancy kwan. The world of suzie wong film by quine 1960 britannica. New york, 14 oct 1958 and the novel the world of suzie wong by. Kritzerland kr 200244 country united states format cd release date 21may20 upn 857252002449 limited edition of copies. Media in category the world of suzie wong film the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Cnn nancy kwan is the actress who immortalized the world of suzie wong in the 1960 film. The world of suzie wong broadway play original ibdb. The world of suzie wong william holden nancy kwan sylvia syms 1960 an older american artist william holden falls in love with his bargirl model nancy kwan in hong kong. The ultrapicturesque environment of teeming hong kong brings a. Nancy kwan opted to play suzie as a more innocent and optimistic girl in spite of her profession in contrast to the books more cynical and worldweary heroine california doubling.
K carroll nee roberts in suzie wong dress in hong kong island 1961. The world of suzie wong movie trailer and videos tv guide. Suzie wong, also known as shuichon li or li xiaochun, a character in digimon tamerssuzie wong, a song by jacob miller. Filmed in 1960 and starring william holden and nancy kwan, the story.
Watch the world of suzie wong movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Suzie wong, a media franchise originating from the novel. In a career filled with classic scores, suzie wong is one of dunings finest achievements. The world of suzie wong is a 1957 novel by british writer richard mason. Review by tierneyalvin just another absolutely solid holden picture. Other articles where the world of suzie wong is discussed. The notorious landlady 1962, which quine wrote with larry gelbart, was a black comedy starring novak and lemmon, and paris when it sizzles. A businessman moves to hong kong to pursue a career as an artist and falls in love with a prostitute he hires as a model.
The world of suzie wong 1961 first a novel by richard mason and then a successful stage play by paul osborn, ray starks film production of the world of suzie wong 1960 tells the story of an expatriate american architect named robert lomax william holden who pursues a new career as a painter in hong kong. That fictionalized account of hong kongs redlight district helped create the cultural stereotype. Nancy kwan celebrity profile check out the latest nancy kwan photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The novel has been adapted into a play and spawned two unofficial sequels, a film, and a ballet. Based on the play the world of suzie wong by paul osborn, originally directed by joshua logan and produced by david merrick, seven arts productions, inc. The world of suzie wong is a 1960 romantic drama film directed by richard quine, based on the 1957 novel of the same title by richard mason american architect robert lomax william holden is an aspiring artist who relocates to hong kong for a year to see if he can make a living as a painter. While exteriors were shot onlocation in hong kong, interiors were done in britain cast the runnerup. The name suzie wong, after all, has become synonymous with the image of the hong kong goodtime girl, a plaything for foreign. In the romance the world of suzie wong 1960, william holden was cast as an aspiring artist anguishing over a prostitute played by nancy kwan. He finds his perfect model in suzie wong nancy kwan, a. The advantage of onthespot geography does a great deal for the screen version of the world of suzie wong.
The novel was adapted into a play by playwright paul osborn. This world series was surrounded by cold war political puns pitting the reds against the yanks. You are the first man i ever loved and the world has only just begun genres. The world of suzie wong 1960 cast and crew when american artist robert lomax william holden first meets beautiful chinese native suzie wong. His other previous broadway credits include tamburlaine the great 1956 and the world of suzie wong 1958. This is france nuyen, 18yearold chinesefrench actress who will make her broadway debut this fall. With william holden, nancy kwan, sylvia syms, michael wilding. Suzie wong was his fifth novel and written in 1957.
The world of suzie wong 1960 directed by richard quine. Story of the love between a struggling american artist and a beautiful chinese prostitute in hong kong. The world of suzie wong 1960 the movie database tmdb. The twohour show, which promises to take audiences on a voyage through shatners life and career, marks the actors first appearance on broadway in half a century, following his performance in a shot in the dark in 1961.
The main characters are robert lomax, a young british artist living in hong kong, and suzie wong, the title character, a chinese woman who works as a prostitute. The world of suzie wong, despite its familiar story and seductive packaging, never quite escapes the glaring contradiction between its professed egalitarianism and the obvious inequalities it so. The world of suzie wong is a popular film made in 1960 about a prostitute with a heart of gold and an american artist, robert lomax, who relocated to hong kong for a year to see if he can make it as a painter. British artist, robert lomax, meets pretty suzie in a house of assignation in contemporary hong kong. The screenplay by john patrick was adapted from the stage play by paul osborn, which was based on the novel of the same title by richard mason. The world of suzie wong about the books creator permalink submitted by chinarail on sun, 20160124 10.
The movie is picturesque and the cast does a good job of portraying a fanciful world that even in 1960 was on the threshold of disappearing. Side a of the album basically had the main title and then a lot of the duning source music, while side b had some of the score cuesthe album ran around thirtyfive minutes. Theatrical trailer for the 1960 drama the world of suzie wong 1960 starring william holden, nancy kwan, michael wilding and sylvia sims. Telecharger the world of suzie wong 1960 film streamiz. The world of suzie wong is the 20th holden movie that i have seen. Mason lived from 1919 1997 and over the course of his life he wrote six novels.
On the star ferry en route to hong kong island, he meets mee ling, a seemingly. The world of suzie wong is an awardwinning 1958premiered stage play, adapted from the eponymous 1957 novel by richard mason, the world of suzie wong. The world of suzie wong full movie video dailymotion. Nancy kwan, then a 20ish eurasian beauty, is wonderful as suzie wong, william holden holds up his end of the romance, and the supporting cast is excellent. Today the picture is mostly forgotten, and its primary market on home video is mainly nostalgic senior citizens who fell in love with the movie when it was new, rather than cineastes that admire the film for its. The world of suzie wong, a 1957 novel by richard mason. The world of suzie wong 1960 11101960 us drama, romance 2h 6m user score. A vision of hong kong much more interesting in many ways than the hong kong of today. An american painter robert lomax william holden travels to hong kong to learn more about himself and his art. The world of suzie wong had a soundtrack release on rca records back in 1960. World of suzie wong, the 1960 the movie soundtrack. The world of suzie wong by richard mason goodreads. There are plenty of exterior shots of hong kong circa 1960, which is also interesting. The world of suzie wong is my first exposure to the work of english writer richard mason.
Miss nuyen is cast in central role of the world of suzie wong, one of season s major drama prospects. The book was converted to a movie in 1960, starring william holden and nancy kwan. A hong kong sex worker tries modeling and falls for the artist whos painting her. Robert lomax tired of working in an office, wants to be an artist. The play was in turn adapted into the 1960 hollywood britishamerican feature film the world of suzie wong. Side a of the album basically had the main title and then a lot of the duning source music, while side b had some of the score cues the album ran around thirtyfive minutes.
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