Window to America (1952)
Overview
A New York City businessman meets a window washer hoping to commit suicide and decides to market his grief to the highest bidder in this acidic satire on American capitalism, one made even more memorable by the fact that the entire “American” cast are Chinese actors in whiteface. The greedy Mr. Butler (Shi Hui) convinces the suicidal “Charley” that he might as well endorse some cigarettes as he jumps out of his office window, and maybe wear a particular suit too. A true cinematic oddity, this Korean War–era propaganda piece is a satire that Frank Tashlin could envy.
Cast
Yu Fei
Charlie Kent
Shi Hui
Mr. Butler
Chen Shu
Hallerman
Hong Xia
Mrs. Anderson
Tian Zhendong
Brown
Shi Ling
Sherwood
Yu Zhongying
Father O'Hara
Lin Zhen
Miss Pound
