Monday, May 16, 2011

The World of Suzie Wong - William Holden (1960) - Tin Hau Temple and Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei

On film we are led to believe that the following shots are around the Nam Kok Hotel in Wanchai (but we know the Nam Kok was actually on the corner of Hollywood Road and Ladder Street). In fact, this area - used here (several times in fact as you can see) is actually outside the Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei. The (locally) famous Mido Cafe building is the curved corner building in the background and Temple Street to its right. Actually, I believe that the area that is being filmed was indeed part of Temple Street at the time but the road has since been dissected by the creation of the public square that now stands here.

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