The Donut King
- 2020
- 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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This documentary tells Ted Ngoy's story that is one of fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption.This documentary tells Ted Ngoy's story that is one of fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption.This documentary tells Ted Ngoy's story that is one of fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 3 nominations
Christie Suganthini
- Self
- (as Christie 'Suganthini')
Chuong Pek Lee
- Self
- (as Chuong Lee)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaNom Kong is the Cambodian equivalent of the donut.
- GoofsCash register seen in a montage from the 1970's has US dollars with large portraits on the front, a design that was not in circulation until the 2000's.
- Quotes
Ronald Reagan: We are going to keep the mighty engine of this nation revved up... to each one of you I say, you ain't seen nothing yet
- ConnectionsFeatures Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
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An addiction or a character flaw?
Ted Ngoy was a Cambodian refuge who rose to prominence from the success of a chain of donut stores. Ted's rise to donut king began from the moment he first tasted a donut. He wanted to learn all he could about the donut business. He began working for Winchell's, the largest operator of donut stores in Los Angeles. Once he learned the ins and outs of the donut business, he left to start his own donut shop.
His modest success allowed him to sponsor other Cambodian refugees. Once in America, Ted offered to teach his fellow countrymen the donut business and persuaded them to open their own donut shops. In return, they would enter a lease arrangement with Ted, providing him with thousands of dollars a month in lease payments.
Ted became very wealthy and was well respected. He threw it all away over an addiction. An addiction that in many ways wiped out all the good he had done prior. In looking back over his rise, it's hard not to think that his benevolence early on had more to do with the possibility of income for himself rather than to help other refugees. I won't spoil the story here about the addition that caused his downfall. I will only say that I don't believe it was his only character flaw.
His modest success allowed him to sponsor other Cambodian refugees. Once in America, Ted offered to teach his fellow countrymen the donut business and persuaded them to open their own donut shops. In return, they would enter a lease arrangement with Ted, providing him with thousands of dollars a month in lease payments.
Ted became very wealthy and was well respected. He threw it all away over an addiction. An addiction that in many ways wiped out all the good he had done prior. In looking back over his rise, it's hard not to think that his benevolence early on had more to do with the possibility of income for himself rather than to help other refugees. I won't spoil the story here about the addition that caused his downfall. I will only say that I don't believe it was his only character flaw.
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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