A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown, from Hong Kong, with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.
Directed by Henry Koster
san francisco, california
chinatown
stowaway
based on play or musical
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
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Cast
Juanita Hall
'Auntie' Liang
Nancy Kwan
Linda Low
James Shigeta
Wang Ta
Benson Fong
Wang Chi-Yang
Jack Soo
'Sammy' Fong
Reiko Sato
Helen Chao
Patrick Adiarte
Wang San
Kam Tong
Doctor Li
Victor Sen Yung
Frankie Wing
Soo Yong
Madame Ten Fong
James Hong
Headwaiter
Miyoshi Umeki
Mei Li
Crew
Henry Koster
Director
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Richard Rodgers
Original Music Composer
Ross Hunter
Producer
Alfred Newman
Music Supervisor
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Hermes Pan
Choreographer
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyricist
Richard Rodgers
Songs
Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical
Alfred Newman
Conductor
Popular Reviews
10 reviews
Wyatt
6.0★ · 10/23/25
I really enjoyed the choreography and the songs were catchy, but definitely corny
I really enjoyed the choreography and the songs were catchy, but definitely corny
Bekah
8.0★ · 07/20/25
To me, Technicolor = good movie.
To me, Technicolor = good movie.
SofiaPRO
7.0★ · 05/23/25
Nancy Kwan was so much hotter and cooler than the others, imagine how huge she would have been if it wasn't the fucking 1960s
Nancy Kwan was so much hotter and cooler than the others, imagine how huge she would have been if it wasn't the fucking 1960s
Nova
5.5★ · 05/07/25
filled with a lot of problematic aspects, however incredibly important regarding representation within hollywood, especially for the time
filled with a lot of problematic aspects, however incredibly important regarding representation within hollywood, especially for the time
chrisPRO
5.0★ · 04/11/25
that mirror shot is actually so crazy for its time
that mirror shot is actually so crazy for its time
