Love Is a Many-splendored Thing
Romantic drama set in Hong Kong in 1949/50. Story of the ill-fated love of a married American correspondent and a Eurasian doctor who feels loyal to her Chinese heritage.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Mark Elliot William Holden
- Han Suyin Jennifer Jones
- Mr Palmer-Jones Torin Thatcher
- Adeline Palmer-Jones Isobel Elsom
- Dr John Keith Murray Matheson
- Ann Richards Virginia Gregg
- Robert Hung Richard Loo
- Nora Hung Soo Yong
- third uncle Philip Ahn
- Suzanne Jorja Curtright
- Suchen Donna Martell
- [Oh-No] Candace Lee
- [Dr Sen] Kam Tong
- [fifth brother] James Hong
- [Father Low] Herbert Heyes
- [Mei Loo] Angela Loo
- [Rosie Wu] Marie Tsien
- [nurse] Barbara Jean Wong
- [nurse] Hazel Shon
- [nurse] Jean Wong
- [interne] Kei Chung
- [officer] Henry S. Quan
- [British sailor] Ashley Cowan
- [wine steward] Marc Krah
- [General Song] Joseph Kim
- [hotel manager] Salvador Basquez
- [dining room captain] Edward Colmans
- [fortune teller] Leonard Strong
- [wife] Aen Ling Chow
- [wife] Stella Lynn
- [wife] Irene Liu
- [aunt] Beulah Kwoh
- [third brother] Howard Soo Hoo
- [elder brother] Keye Luke
- [old Loo] Lee Tung Foo
- [gate keeper] John W.T. Chang
- [soldier] Weaver Levy
- [English secretary] Eleanor Moore
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Henry King
- Assistant Director Hal Herman
Production
- Production Company Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Produced by Buddy Adler
Writing
- Screen Play by John Patrick
- Based on 'A Many-Splendored Thing' by Han Suyin
Photography
- Director of Photography Leon Shamroy
- Color Consultant Leonard Doss
Special Effects
- Special Photographic Effects Ray Kellogg
Editing
- Film Editor William H. Reynolds
Design
- Art Direction Lyle Wheeler
- Art Direction George W. Davis
- Set Decorations Walter M. Scott
- Set Decorations Jack Stubbs
Costumes
- Wardrobe Direction Charles Lemaire
Make-up
- Makeup by Ben Nye
- Hair Styling by Helen Turpin
Film processing
- CinemaScope Lenses by Bausch & Lomb
- Color by DeLuxe
Music
- Music Alfred Newman
- Song "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" Sammy Fain
- Song "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" Paul Francis Webster
- Orchestration Edward B. Powell
Sound
- Sound Alfred Bruzlin
- Sound Harry M. Leonard
- Sound System Western Electric Noiseless Recording
