Window to America

01/01/1952

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1hr 8min

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Drama

,Comedy

STORY

A New York City businessman meets a window washer hoping to commit suicide and decides to market his grief to the highest bidder in this acidic satire on American capitalism, one made even more memorable by the fact that the entire “American” cast are Chinese actors in whiteface. The greedy Mr. Butler (Shi Hui) convinces the suicidal “Charley” that he might as well endorse some cigarettes as he jumps out of his office window, and maybe wear a particular suit too. A true cinematic oddity, this Korean War–era propaganda piece is a satire that Frank Tashlin could envy.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Yu Fei
  • Shi Hui
  • Chen Shu
  • Hong Xia
  • Tian Zhendong

    Directors

  • Shi Hui
  • Huang Zuolin
  • Ye Ming
  • Yu Zhongying

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Wenhua Film Company

    Production Countries

  • China

LANGUAGES

  • Mandarin