Forbidden City U.S.A
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Arthur Dong
Jadin Wong
Charlie Low
Bob Clark
Noel Toy
Jack Mei Ling
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A look at the United States' first all Chinese-American nightclub, which became an international hotspot in San Francisco during the 1930's and 40's.
Director
Arthur Dong
Cast
Jadin Wong
Charlie Low
Bob Clark
Noel Toy
Jack Mei Ling
Pat Kahn
Mary Mammon
Grace Hu
Tony Wing
David Beyer
Dottie Sun
Jack Daro
Dorothy Toy
Bob Chan
Luis Bonilla
Frances Chun
Pat Mason
Bill Nowak
Troy Dexter
Frank Huie
Paul Wing
Larry Ching
Gary W Stockdale
Wally Wong
Lenna Chan
Beverly Dahlke
Crew
Tomie Arai
Vicky Barbaro
Irving Berlin
Shelton Brooks
Bob Chan
Eric Chan
Lenna Chan
Alice Cheung
Fay Chew
Rose Chew
Chin
Michael Chin
Michael Chin
Sara Chin
Larry Ching
Larry Ching
Curtis Choy
Frances Chun
Frances Chun
Silvia Dee
Roy Del Ruth
Arthur Dong
Arthur Dong
Lorraine Dong
John Eng
Abraham Ferrer
Abraham Ferrer
Larry Fisher
Mark Fisher
George Forrest
Young B Gee
Zand Gee
Gary Gelfand
Joe Goodwin
Doug Gray
Clifford Grey
Nancy Hamilton
Howard Hayes
Al Hoffman
Marlon Hom
A Maria Hong
Grace Hu
Frank Huie
David Henry Hwang
William Jerome
Pat Kahn
Mamie Kai
Buddy Kaye
Charles E King
Ed Lai
H M Lai
Albert Lau
Elmer Lee
David Lerner
Mervyn Leroy
Morgan Lewis
Mei Li Lin
Chuck Lindsey
Jade Ling
Sid Lippman
Walt Louie
Charlie Low
Charlie Low
Victor Low
Mary Lui
Herb Magidson
Mary Mammon
Dick Manning
Jeff Mar
Diane Mei Lin Mark
Pat Mason
Jay Mazur
Ruthanne Lum Mccunn
Jack Mei Ling
Jack Mei Ling
Philip Moody
Ted Mossman
Richard Mukai
Chee Wang Ng
Bill Nowak
Lisa Okubo
Lisa Onodera
Leo Robin
Jan Savitt
Jan Savitt
Naomi Schrag
Jean Schwartz
Kim Searcy
Larry Shay
Doris Sherrell
Mae Tai Sing
Beverly Singer
Rebecca Soladay
Gary W Stockdale
Dottie Sun
Dorothy Toy
Noel Toy
Mark Walton
Mark Walton
Norman Wienstein
Paul Wing
Tony Wing
Jadin Wong
Wally Wong
Robert Wright
Allie Wrubel
Philip Yee
Cheryl Yoshioka
Vincent Youmans
Judy Yung
Charlie Zukow
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 26- December 2, 1989.
Shown at London Film Festival November 8-25, 1990.
Shown at New York Chinatown History Project, New York City November 16, 1989.
Shown at San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival March 2-9, 1995.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 19, 1990.
Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 1990.
Shown at the Independent Feature Film Market October 2-12, 1990.
Shown in New York City (CUNY Graduate Center) as part of program "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight: Roots of American Entertainment" March 4, 1995.
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