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Singapore Sue

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Singapore Sue
Directed byCasey Robinson
Written byCasey Robinson
StarringAnna Chang
Joe Wong
Cary Grant
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 10, 1932 (1932-06-10)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Singapore Sue is a 1932[1] musical comedy short written and directed by Casey Robinson. It was one of Cary Grant's first film roles. After working in the theater, while in New York, a West Coast scout discovered him in a Broadway play called "The Last Flight" and offered him a small role, as a young soldier, in Singapore Sue, he was hired on May 8, 1931, for six days and paid $150 for his work.[2]

Plot

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The story is about four sailors and one of them enjoys himself at the bar.

Cast

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  • Anna Chang as Singapore Sue
  • Joe Wong as Gigolo and Singer
  • Cary Grant as First Sailor (uncredited)
  • Pickard's Chinese Syncopators

Production

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The film was shot at Kaufman Astoria Studios.

Soundtrack

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How Can a Girl Say No?
Sung by Anna Chang
Open Up Those Eyes
Music by Johnny Green
Lyrics by Edward Heyman
Sung by Joe Wong and Pickard's Chinese Syncopaters

References

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  1. ^ Bonet Mojica, Lluis (2004). "Cary Grant". pp. 307–308.
  2. ^ Bonet Mojica, Lluis (2004). Cary Grant. p. 37.
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