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Forbidden City, U.S.A.: showtimes, tickets & where to watch · 24Talkies

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Forbidden City, U.S.A.

Name: Forbidden City, U.S.A.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1989-11-17
Duration: 56 min
Cast: Larry Ching, Frances Chun, Charlie Low, Mary Mammon, Toy Yat Mar

⏳Finding Telugu audioOn Kanopy it's in English for now. We're confirming whether a Telugu version exists.

19890h 56mDocumentary, MusicDir. Arthur Dong

Watch on Kanopy· English

The story

A documentary about Forbidden City, a San Francisco Chinese-American nightclub open from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Cast & crew

Larry Ching

The 'Chinese Sinatra'

Frances Chun

Singer

Charlie Low

Owner, Forbidden City

Mary Mammon

Dancer

Toy Yat Mar

The 'Chinese Sophie Tucker'

Jackie Mei Ling

Dancer

Dottie Sun

Comedic Dancer

Dorothy Toy Fong

The 'Chinese Ginger Rogers' (as Dorothy Toy)

Noel Toy

The 'Chinese Sally Rand'

Tony Wing

Dancer

Jadin Wong

Dancer

Paul Wing

The 'Chinese Fred Astaire'

Bill Nowak

Self (as "Smilin'" Bill Nowak)

Wally Wong

Self

Arthur Dong

Director, Producer

Gary Stockdale

Music

Michael Chin

Cinematography

In theatres in the US

Released: Nov 17, 1989

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