Flower Drum Song (film)
Flower Drum Song is a 1961 film adaptation of the 1958 Broadway musical" Flower Drum Song", written by the composer Richard Rodgers and the lyricist/ librettist Oscar Hammerstein II.
The film and stage play were based on the 1957 novel of the same name by the Chinese American author Chin Yang Lee.
It was nominated for five Academy Awards.
In 2008," Flower Drum Song" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
" Flower Drum Song" became the first major Hollywood feature film to have a majority Asian cast in a contemporary Asian- American story.
It would be the last film to do so for a third of a century, until 1993's" The Joy Luck Club".
Chin Yang Lee
Chin Yang Lee or C. Y. Lee( December 27, 1915 – November 8, 2018) was a Chinese American author best known for his 1957 novel" The Flower Drum Song", which inspired the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical" Flower Drum Song" and the eponymous 1961 film which was nominated for five Academy Awards.
Flower Drum Song (album)
Flower Drum Song( subtitled A Jazz Interpretation by the Mastersounds) is an album by The Mastersounds led by vibraphonist Buddy Montgomery with pianist Richie Crabtree, bassist Monk Montgomery and drummer Benny Barth featuring performances of tunes from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical" Flower Drum Song" recorded in 1958 and released on the World Pacific label.
A Moment of Innocence
A Moment of Innocence(" Nūn o goldūn") is a 1996 film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
It is also known as Nun va Goldoon, Bread and Flower, Bread and Flower Pot, and The Bread and the Vase.
Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman
Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman( Malay for" Pah Wongso the Righteous Warrior") is a 1941 detective film from the Dutch East Indies( now Indonesia).
The first production by Star Film, it was produced by Jo Eng Sek and features camerawork by Cho' Chin Hsin.
Starring Pah Wongso, Elly Joenara and Mohamad Arief, it follows the social worker Pah Wongso as he investigates a murder to clear his protégé's name.
The first film of its genre to be produced in the Indies," Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman" was made to capitalize on the popularity of Wijnhamer and Hollywood characters such as Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto.
Released in April 1941 to popular acclaim, it had a mixed critical reception; the reviewer Saeroen suggested that its success was entirely because of its star's renown.
A sequel to this film," Pah Wongso Tersangka", was released later in 1941 but is possibly lost.
Pah Wongso Tersangka
Pah Wongso Tersangka( Indonesian for" Pah Wongso Becomes a Suspect"), also known under the Dutch title Pah Wongso Keert Terug(" Pah Wongso Returns"), is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies directed by Wu Tsun for Star Film.
Saeroen's first work for the company, it is a sequel to the 1940 detective film" Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman", and stars the social worker L. V. Wijnhamer, Jr( better known as Pah Wongso) as a man who comes under suspicion and must clear his name.
This possibly- lost film was styled as a comedy.
The Flower Drum Song
The Flower Drum Song is a novel by Chinese- American author C. Y. Lee, first published in 1957.
The novel tells the story of Chinese immigrants in San Francisco, and was a bestseller in its time.
It is the basis of 1958 musical" Flower Drum Song", and later a movie of the same title, released in 1961, starring Nancy Kwan and James Shigeta.
Pah Wongso
Louis Victor Wijnhamer( 11 February 1904 – 13 May 1975), better known as Pah Wongso, was an Indo social worker popular within the ethnic Chinese community of what was at the time the Dutch East Indies, and subsequently became Indonesia.
Educated in Semarang and Surabaya, Pah Wongso began his social work in the early 1930s, using traditional arts such as" wayang golek" to promote such causes as monogamy and abstinence.
By 1938, he had established a school for the poor, and was raising money for the Red Cross to send aid to China.
In late 1938, Pah Wongso used a legal defense fund, which had been raised for him when he was charged with extortion, in order to establish another school; this was followed by an employment center in 1939.
In 1941, Star Film released two productions," Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman" and" Pah Wongso Tersangka", starring him and featuring his name in the title.
During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Pah Wongso was held in a series of concentration camps in South- East Asia.
He was repatriated after the War, and raised funds for the Red Cross and ran an employment office until his death.
Flower Drum Song (disambiguation)
Flower Drum Song is a 1958 "Rodgers & Hammerstein" stage musical based on C. Y. Lee novel.
Flower Drum Song may also refer to:
Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman
Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman( Malay for" Pah Wongso the Righteous Warrior") is a 1941 detective film from the Dutch East Indies( now Indonesia).
The first production by Star Film, it was produced by Jo Eng Sek and features camerawork by Cho' Chin Hsin.
Starring Pah Wongso, Elly Joenara and Mohamad Arief, it follows the social worker Pah Wongso as he investigates a murder to clear his protégé's name.
The first film of its genre to be produced in the Indies," Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman" was made to capitalize on the popularity of Wijnhamer and Hollywood characters such as Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto.
Released in April 1941 to popular acclaim, it had a mixed critical reception; the reviewer Saeroen suggested that its success was entirely because of its star's renown.
A sequel to this film," Pah Wongso Tersangka", was released later in 1941 but is possibly lost.

Question: Do the movies Pah Wongso Tersangka and Flower Drum Song (Film), originate from the same country?
Answer: no