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...
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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...
Release Date
1962-03-09
Language:
EN
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Duration:
120 mins
Status:
Released
Genres:
ComedyRomance
Casts
Shirley MacLaine ( Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori )
Yves Montand ( Paul Robaix )
Edward G. Robinson ( Sam Lewis )
Robert Cummings ( Bob Moore )
Yoko Tani ( Kazumi Ito )
Tatsuo Saitō ( Kenichi Takata )
Alex Gerry ( Leonard Lewis )
Tamae Kiyokawa ( Amatsu Hisako )
Ichirô Hayakawa ( Hisako )
Tsugundo Maki ( Shiga )
Machiko Soga ( )
George Furness ( George (uncredited) )
Crews
Jack Cardiff Director
Stanley W. Sayer Second Unit Director of Photography