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Window to America

Window to America

1952

N/R

Categories:

  • Drama
  • Comedy

Overview:

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.

Shi Hui

Director

Huang Zuolin

Director, Writer

Ye Ming

Director

Yu Zhongying

Director

Cast:

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  • Yu Fei

    Yu Fei

    Charlie Kent
  • Shi Hui

    Shi Hui

    Mr. Butler
  • Chen Shu

    Chen Shu

    Hallerman
  • Hong Xia

    Hong Xia

    Mrs. Anderson
  • Tian Zhendong

    Tian Zhendong

    Brown
  • Shi Ling

    Shi Ling

    Sherwood