The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Daniel Mann |
| Producer(s) | Jack Cummings |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Post War, Satire |
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The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) was a Comedy - Film Adaptation Film directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Jack Cummings.
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The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
By Beatrice on Apr 8, 2016 From Flickers in TimeThe Teahouse of the August Moon Directed by Daniel Mann Written by John Patrick from his play and a book by Vern J. Sneider 1956/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental Captain Fisby: What Lotus Blossom has, the government doesn’t issue! I was actually dreading watching Marlon ... Read full article
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Col. Wainwright Purdy III:
Plan B calls for the schoolhouse to be pentagon-shaped.
Sakini: Pain make man think. Thought make man wise. Wisdom make life endurable.
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Sakini: Pain make man think. Thought make man wise. Wisdom make life endurable.
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The play "The Teahouse of the August Moon" won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1954.
Marlon Brando's part in the movie was so convincingly Oriental, that many theater managers reported moviegoers coming to them and demanding their money back because (to put it simply) Marlon never appeared on screen.
Production began with Louis Calhern playing Col. Purdy, but Calhern died after more than a month of filming. His scenes were reshot with Paul Ford.
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Marlon Brando's part in the movie was so convincingly Oriental, that many theater managers reported moviegoers coming to them and demanding their money back because (to put it simply) Marlon never appeared on screen.
Production began with Louis Calhern playing Col. Purdy, but Calhern died after more than a month of filming. His scenes were reshot with Paul Ford.
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