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    Window to America

    68'

    1952-01-01

    N/A

    Drama,Comedy

    Overview:

    A New York City businessman meets a window washer hoping to commit suicide and decides to market his grief to the highest bidder in this acidic satire on American capitalism, one made even more memorable by the fact that the entire “American” cast are Chinese actors in whiteface. The greedy Mr. Butler (Shi Hui) convinces the suicidal “Charley” that he might as well endorse some cigarettes as he jumps out of his office window, and maybe wear a particular suit too. A true cinematic oddity, this Korean War–era propaganda piece is a satire that Frank Tashlin could envy.

    DirectingShi HuiWritingHuang Zuolin

    Cast

    1

    Charlie Kent

    Yu Fei

    1

    Mr. Butler

    Shi Hui

    1

    Hallerman

    Chen Shu

    1

    Mrs. Anderson

    Hong Xia

    1

    Brown

    Tian Zhendong

    1

    Sherwood

    Shi Ling

    1

    Father O'Hara

    Yu Zhongying

    1

    Miss Pound

    Lin Zhen

    1

    Cooper

    Jiaqi Song

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. China
    • List of languages:
      1. Mandarin
    • List of companies:
      1. Wenhua Film Company
    • Vote Count: 0
    • Popularity: 0.7189
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:美國之窗

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