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Photograph of Cathay Cinema and Hotel by day, Singapore, 1954
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Photographic print, black & white, Cathay Cinema and Hotel by day, Singapore, June 1954

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Photographic print, black & white, Cathay Cinema and Hotel by day, Singapore, June 1954

The cinema features signage for the film being shown, the MGM film "Knights of the Round Table" released in 1954. The 17-storey art-deco Cathay Building was completed in October 1939 and was, at time, the tallest building in South-East Asia. It featured a 1,300-seat cinema and a hotel tower block. The building closed in 2000 for redevelopment. R.J. Lucas was in Singapore for the demonstration of Perspecta Stereophonic Sound at the Cathay Cinema. He stayed at the Cathay Hotel.
Photographed: Singapore; 1954
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
2007/191/1-1/61
Production date
1954

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