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    World of Suzie Wong, The (1960)

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    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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