My Geisha

My Geisha

1962
2h 0m
6.7

6.7/10

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"It's the WACKIEST HOAX That Ever Turned the Screen Hilarious!"

Overview

Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version of Madame Butterfly. Undaunted, the resourceful Lucy wings her way to Tokyo and, masquerading as a Japanese geisha, lands the coveted role from her unsuspecting husband! But in front of the cameras (and behind the pancake makeup), Lucy faces greater challenges: her lecherous leading man - and a husband who is beginning to realize that his talented new "discovery" seems vaguely familiar...

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Sachiko Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Japanese English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 9, 1962
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0056267

Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine

Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori

Yves Montand
Yves Montand

Paul Robaix

Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson

Sam Lewis

Robert Cummings
Robert Cummings

Bob Moore

Yoko Tani
Yoko Tani

Kazumi Ito

Tatsuo Saitō
Tatsuo Saitō

Kenichi Takata

Alex Gerry
Alex Gerry

Leonard Lewis

Tamae Kiyokawa
Tamae Kiyokawa

Amatsu Hisako

Ichirô Hayakawa
Ichirô Hayakawa

Hisako

Tsugundo Maki
Tsugundo Maki

Shiga

Machiko Soga
Machiko Soga

George Furness
George Furness

George (uncredited)

Key Crew

Jack Cardiff
Director
Steve Parker
Producer
Norman Krasna
Screenplay