 His restaurant featured Cantonese cuisine and exotic rum cocktails and punch drinks, with a decor of flaming torches, rattan furniture, flower leis, and brightly colored fabrics that looked like imagery out of the popular movies that were helping to fuel the desires of the average American to travel the Pacific.Movies leading up to this period included "White Shadows in the South Seas" (1928), "The Love Trader" (1928), and "Bird of Paradise" (1932).Beach frequently interacted with movie stars, inviting them to his home for luau-like dinners and becoming friends with actors such as Clark Gable.