The photo was taken during shooting the film, “Soldier of Fortune” (1955)
“There is a scene at the end of the Soldier of Fortune when Hank (Clark Gable) is watching Hoyt (Haywood - or at least her double) board a PanAm bus on the Peninsula forecourt. The camera then pans left and we get a view of Salisbury Road in its former low rise glory. Behold! An unspoilt view of the clock tower when it was still part of the train station. “
http://hongkongandmacaufilmstuff.blogspot.jp/2011/06/soldier-of-fortune-clark-gable-1955_26.html
“Storyline:
During the 1950s an American journalist disappears in China. His wife, Jane Hoyt, arrives in Honk Kong, determined to find him. There are rumors that Louis Hoyt might be held by the Communist Chinese as spy. Jane Hoyt asks shady shipping magnate Hank Lee for his help but Hank tries to dissuade her from venturing into Red China. Desperate, Jane asks another local, Fernand Rocha, for his help and pays him money. When dishonest and sleazy charlatan Rocha spends her money and forcibly confines her Hank Lee finally takes pity on her and decides to go searching for her husband himself. Illegally entering Red China Hank finds plenty of trouble.”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048640/
*Soldier of Fortune (1955) Film introduced by YOUTUBE (Russian )
You’ll enjoy the landscape of Tsim Sha Tsui in 1955 at the beginning, and approx. 5 minutes later, you’re able to watch the Lobby of Peninsula Hotel at that time for 2 minutes. (I hope this was not at the studio set of 20th Century Fox)
But this is really treasure!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgLgNs4RYwg
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