The hero Robert Lomax (William Holden) is a poor starving middle-aged artist who gave up his steady architect job in America to move to Hong Kong to pursue his ambition to become a painter.
Suzie Wong (Nancy Kwan) is a beautiful Chinese harlot with a heart of gold who wants to give up men for her man.
Their relationship is anything but smooth, however. Robert must contend with Suzie’s other customers, her incomprehensible logic, and her childlike nature (“for goodness sake”), while she cannot fathom his ambiguity, conscience, or commendations.
Banker’s daughter Kay O’Neill (Sylvia Sims) is carrying a torch for Lomax and trying to help him in art circles.
Ben Marlowe (Michael Wilding) is a two-timing married British cad who enjoys Suzie’s favours as a prostitute and wants to make the arrangement semi-permanent.
Nancy Kwan deservedly won a Golden Globe for Best Newcomer. Lionel Blair appears briefly as a dancing sailor.
Robert Lomax
William Holden Suzie Wong
Nancy Kwan Kay O’Neill
Sylvia Syms Ben Marlowe
Michael Wilding Gwennie Lee
Jacqueline Chan O’Neill
Laurence Naismith Minnie Ho
Yvonne Shima Ah Tong
Andy Ho Wednesday Lu
Lier Hwang Otis
Bernard Cribbins Mrs Marlowe
Edwina Carroll
Director
Richard Quine
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Suzie Wong (Nancy Kwan) is a beautiful Chinese harlot with a heart of gold who wants to give up men for her man.
