My Geisha
1962, English. Directed by Jack Cardiff.
It's the WACKIEST HOAX That Ever Turned the Screen Hilarious!
Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version of Madame Butterfly. Undaunted, the resourceful Lucy wings her way to Tokyo and, masquerading as a Japanese geisha, lands the coveted role from her unsuspecting husband! But in front of the cameras (and behind the pancake makeup), Lucy faces greater challenges: her lecherous leading man - and a husband who is beginning to realize that his talented new "discovery" seems vaguely familiar...
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Jack CardiffDirector
- Shirley MacLaineLucy Dell / Yoko Mori
- Yves MontandPaul Robaix
- Edward G. RobinsonSam Lewis
- Robert CummingsBob Moore
- Yoko TaniKazumi Ito
- Tatsuo SaitōKenichi Takata
- Alex GerryLeonard Lewis
- Tamae KiyokawaAmatsu Hisako
- Ichirô HayakawaHisako
- Tsugundo MakiShiga
- Machiko SogaCast
- George FurnessGeorge (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 9 March 1962
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Norman Krasna
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My Geisha runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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My Geisha isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed My Geisha?
My Geisha (1962) was directed by Jack Cardiff and stars Shirley MacLaine, Yves Montand, Edward G. Robinson.