17 November 1989 Factual, Music 56 mins
A documentary about Forbidden City, a San Francisco Chinese-American nightclub open from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Watch the official Forbidden City, U.S.A. 1989 trailer in HD below or find more Forbidden City, U.S.A. videos on Vidimovie.
Larry Ching as The 'Chinese Sinatra'
Frances Chun as Singer
Charlie Low as Owner, Forbidden City
Mary Mammon as Dancer
Toy Yat Mar as The 'Chinese Sophie Tucker'
Jackie Mei Ling as Dancer
Dottie Sun as Comedic Dancer
Dorothy Toy Fong as The 'Chinese Ginger Rogers' (as Dorothy Toy)
Noel Toy as The 'Chinese Sally Rand'
Tony Wing as Dancer
Jadin Wong as Dancer
Paul Wing as The 'Chinese Fred Astaire'
Bill Nowak as Self (as "Smilin'" Bill Nowak)
Wally Wong as Self
Pat Mason as Self
Stan Kahn as Self
Arthur Dong Director
Arthur Dong Writer
Gary Stockdale Original Music Composer
Arthur Dong Producer
Lisa Onodera Associate Producer
Michael Chin Director of Photography
United States 01 October 2021
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Director: Arthur Dong | USA | 1989 | 56 mins | English
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