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1932 film

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Singapore Sue
Directed byCasey Robinson
Written byCasey Robinson
StarringAnna Chang
Joe Wong
Cary Grant
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 10, 1932 (1932-06-10)
Running time10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Singapore Sue is a 1932 musical comedy short written and directed by Casey Robinson. It was one of Cary Grant's first film roles. After working in the theater, while in New York, a West Coast scout discovered him in a Broadway play called "The Last Flight" and offered him a small role, as a young soldier, in Singapore Sue, he was hired on May 8, 1931, for six days and paid $150 for his work.

Plot

The story is about four sailors and one of them enjoys himself at the bar.

Cast

  • Anna Chang as Singapore Sue
  • Joe Wong as Gigolo and Singer
  • Cary Grant as First Sailor (uncredited)
  • Pickard's Chinese Syncopators

Production

The film was shot at Kaufman Astoria Studios.

Soundtrack

How Can a Girl Say No?
Sung by Anna Chang
Open Up Those Eyes
Music by Johnny Green
Lyrics by Edward Heyman
Sung by Joe Wong and Pickard's Chinese Syncopaters

References

  1. Bonet Mojica, Lluis (2004). "Cary Grant". pp. 307–308.
  2. Bonet Mojica, Lluis (2004). Cary Grant. p. 37.

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