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Ferry to Hong Kong Film-2

Submitted by IDJ on Tue, 2010-07-13 17:20

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1958

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FERRY TO HONG KONG is cinematically strong for its genre, placing the film in the company of such classic sea thrillers as LIFEBOAT and THE AFRICAN QUEEN. Director Lewis Gilbert applies his previous experience directing Royal Air Force war documentaries to the film and presents viewers with an number of technically advanced overhead shots. In addition to his technical work, Gilbert captures hilarious performances from his two stars. <Read more ...>

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Ferry to Hong Kong Film

Submitted by IDJ on Tue, 2010-07-13 17:12

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1958

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Aberdeen Harbour [????- ]

In the 1950s the British Rank Organisation made the film Ferry to Hong Kong. The storm scenes were filmed at Aberdeen using a mock-up of the ferry and two aeroplanes from the Far East Flying School at Kai Tak to provide the wind and water chutes to simulate waves. Orson Welles stars as Cecil Hart, captain of the eponymous ferry to Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

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The World of Suzie Wong (1960)

Submitted by philk on Thu, 2010-01-28 18:43

Filmed in 1960 and starring William Holden and Nancy Kwan, the story (based on the 1957 book by Richard Mason) tells us about Robert Lomax, an American Architect, who has thrown it all in and moved to HK to pursue a living as a painter. He falls in love with a local prostitute who frequents the hotel he has dossed down in. <Read more ...>