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My Geisha (1962)

My Geisha (1962)

Comedy Romance

It's the WACKIEST HOAX That Ever Turned the Screen Hilarious!

Release Date: 1962, March 9
Directors: Jack Cardiff
Countries: United States of America
Production: Sachiko, Sachiko, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Shirley MacLaine, Robert Cummings, George Furness, Yves Montand, Tsugundo Maki, Alex Gerry, Yoko Tani, Tamae Kiyokawa, Tatsuo Saitō, Ichirô Hayakawa

Overview:

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...

Keywords:

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