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- Years
- 1932
- Release date
- 1932-12-30
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 5.4/10 (22 votes)
Themes
- suicide
- geisha
- based on play or musical
- promise
- interracial romance
- cultural difference
- black and white
- pre-code
- yellowface
Cast & crew

Sylvia Sidney
as Cho-cho San

Cary Grant
as Lieutenant Pinkerton

Charles Ruggles
as Lieutenant Barton

Irving Pichel
as Yamadori

Helen Jerome Eddy
as Cho-cho San's Mother

Edmund Breese
as Cho-cho San's Grandfather

Louise Carter
as Suzuki
- SK
Sándor Kállay
as Goro

Judith Vosselli
as Madame Goro

Sheila Terry
as Adelaide
Directed by Marion Gering