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hotvintagepoll · 4 months

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Propaganda

James Shigeta (Flower Drum Song)—sexy in that '60s ratpack kind of way, I literally gasped when he came onscreen in Flower Drum Song for the first time

Ronald Reagan (The Bad Man)—i just want to see him get dunked on repeatedly

This is round 1 of the bracket. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage man.

[propaganda photos submitted under the cut.]

#james shigeta #ronald reagan #flower drum song #mgm studios #paramount #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old man #round 1

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100gayicons · 11 months

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GAY ICONS ANNA MAY WONG

As a young child living in Los Angeles during the early 1900s, Wong Liu Tsong dreaming of being an actress (Liu Tsong meaning "willow frost"). At the age of nine she pestered film crew to hirer her… so much so that she gained the nickname "C.C.C." or "Curious Chinese Child". Two years later she came up with her own stage name (Anna May Wong) - a combination of her original Chinese name and the Angelisized name used in school.

Despite her father’s objections, she was cast as an extra in The Red Lantern (1919) - her film debut. Soon, this and other extra roles motivated her to quit high school and pursue acting full time. She later said of her decision:

"I was so young when I began that I knew I still had youth if I failed, so I determined to give myself 10 years to succeed as an actress."

Her first screen credit came in 1921, when Wong was cast as Lon Chaney’s wife in “Bits of Life”. The next year she appeared in “The Toll of the Sea”, one of the first movies filmed in color. Variety singled out her performance as being “extraordinary”.

But unfortunately, despite her talent, Wong was primarily cast in stereotypical Asian roles. And if a film with a well rounded Asian character was available - Hollywood cast a Caucasian actress in “Yellow Face”.

For a time Wong had better success when she movie to Europe. There she befriended Marlene Dietrich and (pre-Nazi Propagandist) Leni Riefenstahl.

When Wong returned to Hollywood, she costarred with Marlene Dietrich in “Shanghai Express” in 1932. Although it was a supporting role, she played an important and heroic character.

During WWII, Wong focuses her efforts on raising money to help the Chinese cause against Japan.

In 1951, Wong starred in “The Gallery of Madame Liu-Song”, a 10 episode TV series where she played an art dealer turned detective - a major breakthrough as the first US television show starring an Asian-American.

Wong had planned to appearing in the film musical “Flower Drum Song” (1961) but died of a heart attack before production began.

The United States Mint announced in 2021 that Anna May Wong would be one of the first women depicted on the reverse of the quarter coin. This made her the first Asian American depicted on American coin.

Anna May Wong never married. When asked why not, she would answer:

“I am wedded to my art.”

She lived in an era when gay men and lesbian women dare not reveal themselves. But rumors persist that Wong was a lesbian. She has been linked to Marlene Dietrich, Leni Riefenstahl, Alla Nazimova, and Cecil Cunningham.

Whether Anna May Wong was a lesbian or not, her story deserves to be told.

UPDATE: Mattel released an Anna May Wong Barbie doll in May 2023!

#gay icons #Anna May Wong #Asian American #secret lesbian #marlene dietrich #shanghai express #stereotypes #Leni Riefenstahl #us mint #flower drum song

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girlfriendsofthegalaxy · 3 months

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you know it’s a true flop movie when not even the sickos on tumblr have extensively giffed it

#flower drum song #this was a slog #im sorry james shigeta you were very fun in this and i hope you were paid well but that was a very long two hours

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filmy420 · 4 months

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#flower drum song #1960s #nancy kwan #henry koster

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velvet4510 · 2 months

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#rodgers and hammerstein #broadway musicals #musical film #old hollywood #old movies #vintage movies #classic film #state fair 1945 #oklahoma musical #carousel musical #the king and i #south pacific musical #flower drum song #the sound of music #musical theatre #theatre #theatre polls #old films #classic cinema

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fabiansociety · 2 months

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we have watched so many rodgers and hammerstein movie musicals in the last couple of years, and they're all… bad?

so, okay: most of them make an attempt to grapple with race and gender in ways that are progressive for the time, but they're all held down by aggressively mediocre songs and some truly egregious cinematic decisions. like, the king and i wouldn't be *good* if it starred actually thai actors instead of a bunch of white people in yellowface, but it would have been *less bad.* flower drum song *is* better that way… but you're still grappling with a tepid, threadbare plot and some real mid songs. the cast is doing everything they can, but it's still a loooooot of pidgin english, you know?

the sound of music is the only we've seen that works as a movie, but even then the parts that work are the ones that have the least to do with the music. it's cinematically gorgeous, and the last 30 minutes of sound of music is incredible, but you have to wade through 150 minutes of dull, treacly songs to get to the escape sequence, and it's just. not. worth. it.

i've gone in and added a bunch of sondheim musicals to our list just out of desperation, because for as bad as a little night music and into the woods are, man, at least the *songs* aren't the problem

#100 movie musicals #rodgers and hammerstein #south pacific #flower drum song #the king and i #the sound of music #they each have a better movie apart from the partnership #rodgers has love me tonight — tremendous fun with maurice chevalier #hammerstein has showboat — which is a lot of blackface but that's the point #but even those are… mostly just fine?#cinematically they're a wash

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nine-frames · 10 months

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"Songs of ghosts, songs of love, and songs of misery."

Flower Drum Song, 1961.

Dir. Henry Koster | Writ. Joseph Fields | DOP Russell Metty

#flower drum song #rodgers and hammerstein #henry koster #musical comedy #1960s #us film #nancy kwan #miyoshi umeki #10 frames

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womansfilm · 2 months

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Flower Drum Song (1961) Original Title Paintings by Dong Kingman

#i just think everyone should be aware..#i was so prepared for him to be uncredited but he even got a title card!!! stan dong kingman!!#flower drum song #dong kingman #long post #m #*

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thatgeekwiththeclipons · 1 year

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Happy 84th Birthday to Golden Globe Winning actress Nancy Kwan! ^__^

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i--needed--that · 2 years

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Don't worry, guys...Gene and that lovely young woman did not join "Fight Club". 🥴 This pic is actually from Gene's time as a Broadway director. In the late 1950s, he directed a very successful Rogers & Hammerstein musical...which was eventually made into a feature film. That cutie next to him is Pat Suzuki, one of the cast members...and she's adorable, isn't she? 🤗 Pat Suzuki & Gene Kelly, in rehearsals for "Flower Drum Song" (1958). 🤍

#gene kelly #flower drum song #1950s #1950s fashion #vintage fashion #musicals #broadway #old hollywood leading men #old hollywood stars #old hollywood #pat suzuki #vintage cutie #old hollywood glamour #old hollywood dancers #golden age of hollywood #dance #men #movies

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operaqueen · 2 years

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Flower Drum Song

#rodgers & hammerstein #rodgers and hammerstein #flower drum song #musical #broadway #broadway musicals

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thisbibliomaniac · 2 years

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"relax"

*collapses*

"not that much"

#flower drum song #that was actually funny

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tomatoluvr69 · 2 years

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That gifset made me look up Flower Drum Song because I remember seeing it on vhs as a kid and I found out it was based on a book by a Chinese immigrant and the story behind it is…fucking wild