My Geisha (1962)
It's the WACKIEST HOAX That Ever Turned the Screen Hilarious!
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...
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Shirley MacLaineLucy Dell / Yoko Mori
Yves MontandPaul Robaix
Edward G. RobinsonSam Lewis
Robert CummingsBob Moore
Yoko TaniKazumi Ito
Tatsuo SaitōKenichi TakataTamae KyokawaAmatsu HisakoIchirô HayakawaHisako
Alex GerryLeonard LewisTsugundo MakiShigaGeorge FurnessGeorge (uncredited)Keywords
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What is My Geisha about?
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...
How long is My Geisha?
My Geisha has a runtime of 119 minutes.