▁as ▁prom is cu ous . ▁Tom ▁Lis anti ▁and ▁Louis ▁Paul ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁wave ▁of ▁unf avor able ▁media ▁attention ▁drove ▁film m akers ▁to ▁es cal ate ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁K wan ' s ▁next ▁film . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁she ▁star red ▁in ▁F lower ▁Dr um ▁Song ▁in ▁a ▁related ▁role . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁distinguished ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁" first ▁big - bud get ▁American ▁film " ▁with ▁an ▁all – As ian ▁cast . ▁K wan ▁did ▁not ▁sing ▁the ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁musical ▁film ; ▁the ▁vocals ▁for ▁L inda ▁Low ▁were ▁performed ▁by ▁B . ▁J . ▁Baker . ▁Compar ing ▁Su zie ▁W ong ▁and ▁F lower ▁Dr um ▁Song , ▁she ▁found ▁the ▁latter ▁much ▁harder ▁because ▁the ▁girl ▁she ▁played ▁was ▁" more ▁go - get ter ". ▁Her ▁prior ▁bal let ▁education ▁provided ▁a ▁strong ▁foundation ▁for ▁her ▁role ▁in ▁F lower ▁Dr um ▁Song , ▁where ▁she ▁had ▁much ▁space ▁to ▁dance . ▁ ▁After ▁st arring ▁in ▁The ▁World ▁of ▁Su zie ▁W ong ▁and ▁F lower ▁Dr um ▁Song , ▁K wan ▁experienced ▁a ▁meteor ic ▁rise ▁to ▁celebr ity . ▁Sch olar ▁Jenn ifer ▁Le ah ▁Chan ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁chron ic led ▁the ▁media ▁attention ▁K wan ▁received ▁after ▁st arring ▁in ▁two ▁Hollywood ▁films , ▁writing ▁that ▁K wan ' s ▁fame ▁pe aked ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁featured ▁on ▁the