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American Playhouse•Season 6•Episode 6

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Mar 2, 198786 min

A widowed mother, convinced by a fortune teller she will die soon, pressures her youngest daughter to marry, while the daughter feels guilty about leaving her alone, creating a subtle conflict and bonding experience.

Directed byWayne Wang

Written byTerrel Seltzer

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Seasons13

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Season 6 Episodes17

All My Sons

The Prodigious Hickey

The Wide Net

Smooth Talk

A Mistaken Charity

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Eleanor: In Her Own Words

The Innocents Abroad

Story of a Marriage: Courtship

Story of a Marriage: On Valentine's Day

Story of a Marriage: 1918

Charley's Aunt

Gal Young 'Un

The House of Blue Leaves

Blue Window

Dottie

Waiting for the Moon

Crew8

Wayne Wang

Wayne Wang

Director

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Terrel Seltzer

Writer

D

Danny Yung

Producer

Wayne Wang

Wayne Wang

Producer

T

Tom Sternberg

Producer

M

Michael Chin

Director of Photography

R

Ralph Wikke

Editor

Todd Boekelheide

Todd Boekelheide

Original Music Composer

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Episode Summary

"Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart" is episode 6 of American Playhouse season 6. Directed by Wayne Wang and written by Terrel Seltzer, it aired on March 2, 1987.

Next: E7 · Eleanor: In Her Own Words Best of Season 6