Flower Drum Song is a 1961 American musical film directed by Henry Koster, adapted from the 1958 Broadway musical Flower Drum Song, written by the composer Richard Rodgers and the lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II, in turn based on the 1957 novel of the same name by the Chinese American author Chin Yang Lee. The film stars Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Miyoshi Umeki, Jack Soo, Benson Fong and Juanita Hall. It was nominated for five Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Theatrical release poster
Sammy Fong (Jack Soo) and Linda Low (Nancy Kwan) in Flower Drum Song
Grant Avenue, Chinatown's "western street with eastern manners" (1945)
Nancy Kwan on set.
Henry Koster was a German-born film director. He was the husband of actress Peggy Moran.
Koster (left) with producer Samuel G. Engel and cameraman Arthur Arling on the set of The Story of Ruth (1960).