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''The World of Suzie Wong'' is a 1957 Novel written by Richard Mason , which has since been adapted into both a play and a film. PLOT INTRODUCTION The book is about an English artist, Robert Lomax, who visits Hong Kong and whilst down on his luck falls in love with the mysterious Prostitute Suzie Wong. Two worlds collide in this classic tale of romance about the strength of true love. FILM, TV OR THEATRICAL ADAPTATIONS The novel was first adapted into a stage production and was first produced in 1958 by David Merrick and starred William Shatner and France Nuyen . The book was later adapted into a film in 1960 , directed by Richard Quine and starring William Holden , Nancy Kwan , Sylvia Syms , and Michael Wilding . It featured the English actor Lionel Blair who played a small bit part as a dancing sailor, and was filmed on location in the streets of Hong Kong. ALLUSIONS/REFERENCES TO ACTUAL HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND CURRENT SCIENCE The Luk Kwok Hotel featured in the story still exists on Gloucester Road in Wanchai , although the building is now more modern, the site having been redeveloped in the 1980s. Also, unlike the hotel in the book, the modern hotel is not a pseudo-brothel and is one of many smaller smart hotels on Hong Kong Island . Visitors today should travel a few streets further south to Lockhart Road and Jaffe Road for today's versions of similar establishments as the Luk Kwok in the story. SEE ALSO |
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