Category Archives: U.S.A.

Singapore (1947)

August 16, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Original film title in English: Singapore Directed by John Brahm Written by Seton I. Miller & Robert Thoeren Language: English Starring: Ava Gardner, Fred MacMurray Produced by Universal International Pictures Year of release: 1947 Film Locations: Aerial view of Kallang Basin, Kampong Bugis & Kampong Rochor (Beach Road) Raffles Place Tanjong Pagar Road PEARL-SMUGGLER Matthew Gordon (Fred MacMurray) returns to Singapore after the Japanese Occupation to retrieve a bag of contraband that he has hidden before the war. He reminisces […]

Categories: English, Narrative Feature, U.S.A. • Tags: Ava Gardner, Beach Road, Bugis Town, Colonial Bungalow, Crawford Street, Fred MacMurray, Java Road, John Brahm, Kallang Airport, Kallang Basin, Kallang River, Kallang Riverside Park, Kampong Bugis, Kampong Laut, Kampong Rochor, Minto Road, Palembang Road, Raffles Place, Rochor Canal, Rochor River, Singapore, Sumbawa Road, Tanjong Pagar Road

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Singapore: Crossroads of the East (1938)

August 11, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Documentary Directed by André de la Varre, in association with Paul Devlin Language: English Produced by André de la Varre Year of release: 1938 Selected Film Locations: View from Mount Faber (facing east) View from Fort Canning Hill (facing southeast) Fort Canning Lighthouse, Service Reservoir and vicinity Collyer Quay and Clifford Pier, Raffles Place China Street, Club Street (Ann Siang Hill) Coleman Bridge, Singapore River, Boat Quay, Clarke Quay Thian Hock Kheng Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple, Sultan Mosque, St. Andrew’s Cathedral […]

Categories: Documentary Short, English, U.S.A. • Tags: Andre de la Varre, Ann Siang Hill, Bukit Purmei, Burton Holmes, China Street, Chinatown, Club Street, Colonial Buildings, Colonial Bungalows, Crossroads of the East, Empire Dock, Fort Canning, Fort Canning Lighthouse, Fort Canning Service Reservoir, Mount Faber, PUB, Screen Traveler, Shophouses, Singapore, Tanjong Pagar, Travelogue, Yeung Ching School

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Trade Winds (1938)

August 8, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Directed by Tay Garnett Written by Tay Garnett (story); Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Frank R. Adams (screenplay) Language: English Starring: Fredric March, Joan Bennett Produced by Walter Wanger Productions Year of release: 1938 Film Locations: Bukit Timah Turf Club THE FILM’S TITLE Trade Winds should give us a clue about what it was about. We might have expected a movie about traders in sailing ships crossing the world’s oceans, in hope that the prevailing winds would steer them to their desired […]

Categories: English, Narrative Feature, U.S.A. • Tags: Bukit Timah Racecourse, Bukit Timah Turf Club, Fredric March, Joan Bennett, Singapore, Singapore Bound, Singapore Turf Club, Tay Garnett, The Grandstand, Trade Winds, Turf City, Walter Wanger

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Booloo (1938)

August 8, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Directed by Clyde E. Elliott Written by Clyde E. Elliott (story), Robert E. Welsh (screenplay) Language: English Starring: Colin Tapley, Mamo Clark, Herbert de Souza Produced by Paramount Pictures Year of release: 1938 Film Locations: Singapore harbour Singapore Harbour Board – Tanjong Pagar Wharf? Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Reformatory Road (Clementi Road) The ‘Gap’ (South Buona Vista Road, Kent Ridge) AMERICAN FILM DIRECTOR Clyde Elliott was not new to Singapore. Before Booloo, he had already conceived exotic jungle escapades into […]

Categories: English, Narrative Feature, U.S.A. • Tags: Booloo, Bring 'em Back Alive, Clyde Elliott, Coin Divers, Colin Tapley, Devil Tiger, Federated Malay States Railway, FMSR, Herbert de Souza, Jungle Film, Keretapi Tanah Melayu, KTM, Malaya, Momo Clark, Reformatory Road, Singapore, Singapore Harbour, Singapore Harbour Board, South Buona Vista Road, Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, Tanjong Pagar Wharf, The 'Gap'

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Samarang / Shark Woman (1933)

August 8, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Original film title: Samarang Re-released as Shark Woman in 1940. Directed by Ward Wing Written by Lori Bara (story) Silent Film Starring: A.V. Cockle, Theresa Seth, Mamounah Produced by B.F. Zeidman Productions Year of release: 1933 Film Locations: Coastal kampong in Singapore WHEN SAMARANG – a Hollywood-produced silent fiction movie about a Malay fishing village’s pearl divers – was first released in the theatres, it was touted and advertised as “Malaya’s first sensational thriller filmed entirely in Singapore with local […]

Categories: Narrative Feature, Silent Film, U.S.A. • Tags: East Coast, Kampong, Kampong Hajijah, Kampong Siglap, Katong, Lori Bara, Low Pui-kim, Malay fishing village, Samarang, Shark Woman, Siglap, Singapore, Ward Wing, 刘贝锦, 新客

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Bring ‘Em Back Alive (1932)

August 8, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Directed by Clyde E. Elliott Written by Frank Buck Language: English Starring: Frank Buck Produced by Van Beuren Studios Year of Release: 1932 Film Locations: Singapore Harbour North Bridge Road and South Bridge Road Empress Place, Victoria Memorial Hall and vicinity Singapore River and Cavenagh Bridge Zoos, menageries and rural places (Jurong Road, Reformatory Road) IT IS PERHAPS INEVITABLE that the burgeoning trend of making pseudo-documentary wildlife adventure films, which began in ‘remote and exotic’ regions such as Africa or […]

Categories: English, Narrative Feature, U.S.A. • Tags: Bring 'em Back Alive, Cavenagh Bridge, Chung Hwa Book Co, Clyde Elliott, Empress Place, Frank Buck, Herbert de Souza, Johor, Jungle Film, Jurong Road, Martin Johnson, Mayfield Kennels and Zoo, Middle Road, North Bridge Road, Osa Johnson, Reformatory Road, Rickshaw Puller, Singapore, Singapore Harbour, Singapore Harbour Board, Singapore River, South Bridge Road, Sultan Ibrahim, Tuck Cheong Watch Maker, Van Beuren

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‘Souvenirs of Singapore’ (1920) and ‘In the Garden of the East’ (1922)

August 8, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Short travel films Silent Souvenirs of Singapore Directed by Herford Tynes Cowling (H. T. Cowling) Produced by Paramount-Holmes Travel Pictures Year of release: 1920 Film Locations: Singapore harbour and town, Tapioca plantations, Chinatown(?), Little India(?) In the Garden of the East Produced by Burton Holmes Distributed by National Non-Theatrical Motion Pictures Year of release: 1922 AMERICAN TRAVELER, PHOTOGRAPHER AND FILMMAKER ELIAS BURTON HOLMES was a pioneer of the ‘travel lecture’ – an educational-entertainment lecture program to a paid audience […]

Categories: Documentary Short, Silent Film, U.S.A. • Tags: 1920, 1922, Burton Holmes, H. T. Cowling, In the Garden of the East, Paramount, silent film, Singapore, Singapore Harbour, Souvenirs of Singapore, Tapioca plantations, Travel lecture, Travelogue

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Post Travel Series No. 24: Singapore (1918)

August 8, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Short travel film Silent Original film title in English: Post Travel Series No. 24 “Singapore” Directed by Clyde Elliott Produced by Post Film Company Distributed by Pathé Year of release: 1918 Film Locations: Singapore town, barber shop, street parade, fairs Motion Picture News, 25 May 1918: “Pathe Uses New Policy on Travel Series By virtue of an important deal consummated between Pathe and the Post Film Co., of which Albert Redfield is president and treasurer and Clyde E. Elliott is vice-president […]

Categories: Documentary Short, Silent Film, U.S.A. • Tags: 1918, Barber shop, Clyde Elliott, Fair, Pathe, Post Film Company, Post Travel Series, Singapore, Street Parade

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‘China at Work and at Play’ & ‘China’s Wonderland’ (1917)

August 8, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Short (educational) documentary films Silent Original film titles in English: China at Work and at Play China’s Wonderland Directed by George A. Dorsey Re-released by Universal (Powers) Year of release: 1917 Motography, 16 June 1917: “China at Work and at Play – (SPLIT REEL) – POWERS – JUNE 17. – With Dr. Dorsey. The south of China is a densely populated land, very rich and characterized by thrift and economy of its people. We see the main street of […]

Categories: Documentary Short, Silent Film, U.S.A. • Tags: 1917, Dorsey Expedition Pictures, Dorsey's China Pictures, George A. Dorsey, Powers, Singapore, Universal

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‘Sights in Singapore’ & ‘Scenes in Singapore’ (1913)

August 8, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Short documentary films Silent Original film titles in English: Sights in Singapore Scenes in Singapore Directed by James Young Produced by Vitagraph Year of release: 1913 Film Locations: Singapore Town Motography, 17 May 1913: “Globe Trotters Are Still Busy – […] Even stranger and more amusing have been the experiences of the camera-men and players forming the personnel of the [New York film company] Vitagraph “Globe-Trotters”, who are now touring the world, making novel and interesting photo-plays in various […]

Categories: Documentary Short, Silent Film, U.S.A. • Tags: 1913, James Young, Singapore, Vitagraph, Vitagraph "Globe-trotters"

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Category Archives: U.S.A.

Singapore (1947)

Singapore: Crossroads of the East (1938)

Trade Winds (1938)

Booloo (1938)

Samarang / Shark Woman (1933)

Bring ‘Em Back Alive (1932)

‘Souvenirs of Singapore’ (1920) and ‘In the Garden of the East’ (1922)

Post Travel Series No. 24: Singapore (1918)

‘China at Work and at Play’ & ‘China’s Wonderland’ (1917)

‘Sights in Singapore’ & ‘Scenes in Singapore’ (1913)