Fan Fan
Cast & Crew
Sidney A. Franklin
Virginia Lee Corbin
Francis Carpenter
Carmen De Rue
Violet Radcliffe
Bud Messinger
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Synopsis
Hanki Pan, the Japanese emperor's son, loves the beautiful Fan Fan and resolves to marry her, even though his father has decreed that he shall wed the Ancient and Honorable Lady Shoo, an ugly hag. Hanki Pan and Fan Fan elope and find employment as entertainers at the Wisteria Gardens. Lady Shoo and Fan Fan's rejected suitor, the Chief Executioner, follow in close pursuit, however, and soon catch the young lovers. The Executioner plans to behead Hanki Pan, but when the emperor discovers the plot, he orders the villain to choose between the sword and marriage to Lady Shoo. Hanki Pan and Fan Fan are reunited, and Lady Shoo happily is wed.
Cast
Virginia Lee Corbin
Francis Carpenter
Carmen De Rue
Violet Radcliffe
Bud Messinger
Joe Singleton
Gertie Messinger
Louis Sargeant
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Gilbert's libretto was published in 1885. The scenario included in the copyright descriptions was entitled "The Mikado." Among the film versions of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta are: the 1939 British production The Mikado, directed by Victor Schertzinger; the 1963 British production The Cool Mikado, starring Frankie Howerd and directed by Michael Winner; and the 1967 British production The Mikado, featuring the D'Oyly Carte Opera Co. and directed by Stuart Burge. (See AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1961-70; F6.3184.)
