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The Teahouse of the August Moon

The Teahouse of the August Moon (TV film), a 1962 televised version of the play; directed by George Schaefer; a part of the anthology television series Hallmark Hall of Fame (see List of Hallmark Hall of Fame episodes)


Louis Calhern

Calhern died of a sudden heart attack in Nara, Japan, while filming The Teahouse of the August Moon.

Paul Ford

His stage credits include Another Part of the Forest (1946), Command Decision (1947), The Teahouse of the August Moon (1953), Whoop-Up (1958), replacing David Burns as Mayor Shinn in The Music Man (1957), A Thurber Carnival (1960), Never Too Late (1962), 3 Bags Full (1966) and What Did We Do Wrong? (1967).

Sayonara

Alongside the less successful Japanese War Bride and The Teahouse of the August Moon, Sayonara was argued by some scholars to have increased racial tolerance in the United States by openly discussing interracial marriages.


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