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Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were two of the most
successful songwriters of the twentieth century, and great innovators
of the musical theater. Their collaboration produced a number of huge
Broadway hits. Shirley Jones hosts this documentary tribute to the
movie musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein: Oklahoma!,
State Fair, Carousel, The King and I,
South Pacific, Flower Drum Song, and The Sound
of Music. This documentary features shooting information,
biographical data, rare film outtakes, and commentary. Guest Rita
Moreno, Nancy Kwan, and Julie Andrews give backstage details and
reminisce about their starring roles in R&H's films. Nancy Kwan
recalls her leading role in Flower Drum
Song, a light-hearted comedy set in San Francisco's
Chinatown, about Chinese immigrants adapting to the western world.
She points out that it was the first Hollywood film with an
Asian-American cast. She also notes that the dance numbers she
performed as showgirl Linda Low were a big change from the classical
ballet she had performed earlier in her career.
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