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...
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release:
March 1962
Production:
Sachiko, Paramount Pictures
Cast:
Shirley MacLaine, Yves Montand, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Cummings, Yoko Tani, Tatsuo Saitō, Alex Gerry, Tamae Kiyokawa, Ichirô Hayakawa, Tsugundo Maki, Machiko Soga, George Furness
Tags:
jealousy, husband wife relationship, love triangle, geisha, mistaken identity, tokyo, japan, falling in love, disguise, kimono, screen test