You'll cry for happy, happy, happy when four U.S. sailors take over a geisha house...geisha girls and all !
Army photographers on leave in Japan take over a geisha house.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$1,800,000
Release Date
March 3, 1961
Popularity
1
Director
George Marshall
Writer
Irving Brecher
Producer
William Goetz
Where to Watch
Cast
Glenn Ford
Andy Cyphers
Donald O'Connor
Murray Prince
James Shigeta
Suzuki
Miiko Taka
Chiyoko
Miyoshi Umeki
Harue
Michi Kobi
Harakichi
Howard St. John
Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett
Joe Flynn
John McIntosh
Chet Douglas
Lank
Tsuruko Kobayashi
Koyuki
Harriet E. MacGibbon
Mrs. Bennett
Robert Kino
Mr. Endo
Bob Okazaki
Izumi
Harlan Warde
Chaplain
Nancy Kovack
Camille Cameron
Chick Hearn
Commander (uncredited)
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
Just after the end of WWII, a team of American naval photographers lodge in a Japanese geisha house. Led by Glenn Ford ("Andy") they have some light-hearted adventures as, aided by Donald O'Connor's "Price", the sailors learn a little of the culture of their hostesses and more about their tradition (i.e. they are not hookers). Simultaneously, they must try to avoid their bosses jumping to any inaccurate conclusions - even if that means pretending that they are really running an orphanage! It's a bit of a one joke film, this; O'Connor really doesn't look like he wants to be there at all and though it does have flashes of humour, I just felt they were too few and far between in this colourful and friendly, but otherwise quite sluggish, drama.
