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Forbidden city U.S.A.

Title
Forbidden city U.S.A. / a DeepFocus production ; producer, director, writer, Arthur Dong.
Publication
  • [Los Angeles, Calif.] : DeepFocus Productions, [2016]
  • ©2016.

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Additional Authors
  • Dong, Arthur E.
  • Low, Charlie, 1901-1989
  • Kahn, Stanley
  • Mason, Pat
  • Nowak, Bill
  • Hu, Gladys
  • Chan, Lenna
  • Chan, Bob
  • Chun, Frances
  • Ching, Larry
  • Mammon, Mary
  • Wong, Jadin
  • Wing, Tony
  • Wing, Paul, 1911-1997
  • Toy, Noel
  • Mar, Toy Yat, 1920-1997
  • Toy, Dorothea
  • Sun, Dottie
  • Jensen, Fritz
  • Huie, Frank
  • Wong, Wallace
  • Ling, Jack Mei
  • Louie, Walt
  • Chin, Michael
  • Stockdale, Gary
  • Deep Focus Productions, production company, film distributor.
  • UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Description
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color and black and white; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Documents the Forbidden City, a San Francisco nightclub of the 1930s and 1940s which featured Chinese American entertainers. Contains film clips of acts at the Forbidden City and interviews with performers and club owner Charlie Low.
Uniform Title
American experience (Television program)
Alternative Title
Forbidden city, USA
Subject
  • Forbidden City (Nightclub : San Francisco, Calif.)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) > California > San Francisco
  • Asian American dance
  • Entertainers > California > San Francisco
  • Nightclubs > California > San Francisco
  • Asian Americans > California > San Francisco
  • Chinese Americans > California > San Francisco
  • Asian Americans
  • Chinese Americans
  • Entertainers
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)
  • Nightclubs
  • California > San Francisco
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Nonfiction films.
  • Feature films.
Note
  • Originally broadcast as a segment of the PBS television series The American experience.
  • Special features include: Performance outtakes; 1940s promotional film; Bonus featurettes (approx. 20 minutes); Additional interviews.
  • Copyright dates on end credits: 1989, 2015. Copyright date on container: 2016.
  • Digitally remastered by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Credits (note)
  • Editor, Walt Louie ; cinematographer, Michael Chin ; original music composer/arranger, Gary Stockdale.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, NTSC, region 1; 2.0 stereo; 4:3 aspect ratio.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-8248
OCLC
1004863689
Title
Forbidden city U.S.A. / a DeepFocus production ; producer, director, writer, Arthur Dong.
Publisher
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : DeepFocus Productions, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016.
Edition
Collector's edition; Home use edition.
Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD video Region 1
Performer
Commentators, Charlie Low, Stan Kahn, Pat Mason, "Smilin" Bill Nowak, Gladys Hu, Lenna and Bob Chan, Frances Chun, Larry Ching, Mary Mammon, Jadin Wong, Tony Wing, Paul Wing, Noel Toy, Toy Yat Mar, Dorothy Takahashi Toy, Dottie Sun, Fritz Jensen, Frank Huie, Wallace Wong, Jack Mei Ling.
Credits
Editor, Walt Louie ; cinematographer, Michael Chin ; original music composer/arranger, Gary Stockdale.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; 2.0 stereo; 4:3 aspect ratio.
Added Author
Dong, Arthur E., screenwriter, film producer, film director.
Low, Charlie, 1901-1989, interviewee.
Kahn, Stanley, interviewee.
Mason, Pat, interviewee.
Nowak, Bill, interviewee.
Hu, Gladys, interviewee.
Chan, Lenna, interviewee.
Chan, Bob, interviewee.
Chun, Frances, interviewee.
Ching, Larry, interviewee.
Mammon, Mary, interviewee.
Wong, Jadin, interviewee.
Wing, Tony, interviewee.
Wing, Paul, 1911-1997, interviewee.
Toy, Noel, interviewee.
Mar, Toy Yat, 1920-1997, interviewee.
Toy, Dorothea, interviewee.
Sun, Dottie, interviewee.
Jensen, Fritz, interviewee.
Huie, Frank, interviewee.
Wong, Wallace, interviewee.
Ling, Jack Mei, interviewee.
Louie, Walt, film editor.
Chin, Michael, cinematographer.
Stockdale, Gary, composer.
Deep Focus Productions, production company, film distributor.
UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Added Title
American experience (Television program)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-8248
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