Tag: Old Cathay Building

Rasa Sayang Eh / Feeling of Love (1959)

February 7, 2015 by sgfilmlocations

Original film title in Malay: Rasa Sayang Eh Literal English translation of film title: Feeling of Love Directed by L. Krishnan Written by Hamzah Hussin & M. Amin (dialogue) Language: Malay Starring: Wahid Satay, Kasma Booty, M. Amin Produced by Cathay-Keris Year of release: 1959 Film Locations: Cathay Building and vicinity (aerial view) Shophouse “five-foot-ways” (unidentified location) Villa or bungalow (unidentified location) Rasa Sayang Eh is a lighthearted vehicle for Cathay-Keris comedian star Wahid Satay, who was then dubbed […]

Categories: Malay, Narrative Feature, Singapore • Tags: Cathay-Keris, Colonial-era bungalow, Dhoby Ghaut, Mount Sophia, Old Cathay Building, Rasa Sayang, Shophouse

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Satay (1958)

December 31, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Original film title in Malay: Satay Directed by K. M. Basker Language: Malay Starring: Wahid Satay, Salmah Ahmad, Aiddie Ali Produced by Cathay-Keris Films Film Locations: MacRitchie Reservoir Esplanade Park (Queen Elizabeth Walk) Mountbatten Road and Geylang River Dakota Crescent (Old Airport) Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) Flats Beach Road & Alhambra Theatre North Bridge Road & Odeon Cinema New Bridge Road & Majestic Theatre Orchard Road & Cathay Cinema/Building King George V Jubilee Park, Van Kleef Aquarium, Fort Canning Hill […]

Categories: Malay, Narrative Feature, Singapore, Uncategorized • Tags: 110, 1958, Aiddie Ali, Alhambra Theatre, Beach Road, Cathay Building, Cathay Cinema, Cathay-Keris, Connaught Drive, Dakota Crescent, Esplanade Park, Fort Canning Hill, Geylang River, Goodman Arts Centre, Goodman Road, K. M. Basker, King George V Jubilee Park, LASALLE College of the Arts, Loke Wan Tho, MacRitchie Reservoir, Majestic Theatre, Malay film, Modern-style bungalow, Mountbatten Estate, Mountbatten Road, New Bridge Road, North Bridge Road, Ocean Park Hotel, Odeon Cinema, Old Airport, Old Cathay Building, Orchard Road, Private housing estate, Queen Elizabeth Walk, River Valley Road, Satay, Singapore, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Recreation Club, SIT flats, Tun Sri Lanang Malay Secondary School, Van Kleef Aquarium, Wahid Satay, Wilkinson Road, Yeo Kim Tian

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Serangan Orang Minyak / The Oily Man Strikes Again (1958)

December 29, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Original film title in Malay: Serangan Orang Minyak English title: The Oily Man Strikes Again Directed by L. Krishnan Written by L. Krishnan Language: Malay Starring: M. Amin, Nordin Ahmad, Latifah Omar Produced by Cathay-Keris Films Film Locations: Outram Prison (or Pearl’s Hill Prison) Forfar House and vicinity Princess Estate, Singapore Improvement Trust flats (Queenstown) Old Cathay Building at Dhoby Ghaut A colonial-era Anglo-Malay style bungalow Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Ocean Park Hotel (East Coast Road)? Office of Cathay-Keris Film […]

Categories: Malay, Narrative Feature, Singapore • Tags: 1958, Anglo-Malay bungalow, Cathay Hotel, Cathay-Keris, Dhoby Ghaut, Dundee Road, East Coast Road, En-bloc, Forfar Heights, Forfar House, Forfar Square, L. Krishnan, Latifah Omar, Malay film, Ocean Park, Ocean Park Hotel, Old Cathay Building, Orang Minyak, Outram Prison, P. Ramlee, Pearl's Hill Prison, Pontianak, Princess Estate, Queenstown, Serangan Orang Minyak, Singapore, Singapore Improvement Trust, SIT flats, Strathmore Avenue, Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, The Oily Man Strikes Again

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槟城艳 / Belle in Penang (1954)

October 24, 2014 by sgfilmlocations

Original film title in Chinese: 槟城艳 (Bing cheng yan) English title: Belle in Penang Alternative English title: Pretty Girl from Kuala Lumpur Directed by Lee Tit 李铁 Written by Mang Kong-lung 孟江龙 (pen name of Lee Tit) Language: Cantonese Starring: Fong Yim-fun 芳艳芬, Law Kim-long 罗剑郎 Produced by Chik Lei Film Company 植利影业公司 Film Locations: Views of Mount Sophia, Selegie Road and Dhoby Ghaut areas from old Cathay Building Eu Villa, Amber Mansions, Y.M.C.A. Tennis Pavillion Cenotaph, Padang, Esplanade Park, Anderson […]

Categories: Chinese (Cantonese), Hong Kong, Narrative Feature • Tags: Amber Mansions, Anderson Bridge, Belle in Penang, Cantonese film, Cathay Cinema, Cenotaph, Chartered Bank, Cheah Jim Chwan Place, Chik Lei Film Company, 粤语长片, D'Almeida Street, David Elias Building, Dhoby Ghaut, Elections Department, Esplanade Park, Eu Tong Sen, Eu Villa, 芳艳芬, 鮀英影业公司, Fong Yim-fun, Former Middle Road Hospital, Fullerton Waterboat Office, Hong Kong film, Li Ti, MacRitchie Reservoir, Malayan Motors, Market, Mercantile Bank, Methodist Girls' School, Middle Road, Mount Sophia, Nanfang Film Studio, Nusantara Film Productions, Old Cathay Building, Old School, Orchard Road, Padang, Pretty Girl from Kuala Lumpur, Prinsep Place, Prinsep Street, Raffles Place, Registry of Vehicles, Rendezvous Hotel, Rendezvous Restaurant, Selegie Arts Centre, Selegie Road, Singapore, SMA House, Tor Ying Motion Picture Company, Y.M.C.A. Tennis Pavilion, 南方制片厂, 李铁, 植利影业公司, 槟城艳

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Singapore Film Locations Archive

Places in Singapore, as films remember them.

Tag: Old Cathay Building

Rasa Sayang Eh / Feeling of Love (1959)

Satay (1958)

Serangan Orang Minyak / The Oily Man Strikes Again (1958)

槟城艳 / Belle in Penang (1954)