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{{short description|1957 Filipino film directed by Mar S. Torres}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hongkong Holiday
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Mar S. Torres
| producer =
| screenplay = Luciano B. Carlos
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
*[[Gloria Romero]]
*Ric Rodrigo
*[[Dolphy]]
*[[Paraluman]]
}}
| music = {{Plainlist|
*Nestor Robles
*Hongkong Symphony Orchestra
}}
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = {{Plainlist|
*[[Sampaguita Pictures]]
*Golden City Film Production
}}
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1957|1|28|}}
| runtime =
| country = [[Philippines]]
| language = [[Filipino language|Filipino]]
| budget =
| gross = {{Philippine peso|132,000}} ({{Philippine peso|18 million}} in [[Philippine peso|2024 Philippine peso]])
}}
'''''Hongkong Holiday''''' is a 1957 Filipino [[Musical film|musical]] [[romantic comedy]] film directed by Mar S. Torres. The film stars [[Gloria Romero (actress)|Gloria Romero]], Ric Rodrigo, [[Dolphy]] and [[Paraluman]], under the production of [[Sampaguita Pictures]] and Golden City Film Production. The film follows the story of Ana, the daughter of a wealthy Chinese magnate, who escaped from her family after finding out about the upcoming arranged marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2012 |title=My Hong Kong holiday with Mang Dolphy |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2012/07/13/entertainment/my-hong-kong-holiday-with-mang-dolphy/841068 |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=The Manila Times |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jimenez |first=Joyce |date=July 13, 2012 |title=Gloria Romero emotionally recalls her "wonderful times” with Dolphy |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/34853...nally-recalls-her-wonderful-times-with-dolphy |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=PEP.ph |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lo |first=Ricky |date=June 22, 2012 |title=Dolphy: A 'beauty-ful' life & career |url=https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/06/22/820226/dolphy-beauty-ful-life-career |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=The Philippine Star}}</ref>
==Cast==
* [[Gloria Romero]] as Ana
*Ric Rodrigo as Robert
*[[Dolphy]]
*[[Paraluman]]
*[[Daisy Romualdez]]
*Liza Ferrer
*[[Aring Bautista]]
*Tony Cayado
==Production==
Romero revealed in an interview with ''[[The Philippine Star]]'' that the production flew to [[Hong Kong]] in 1955 and stayed for a month to shoot the scenes for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jarque |first=Edu |date=January 27, 2013 |title=Gloria Romero can’t forget Hollywood encounters with Ava Gardner, Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/...rs-ava-gardner-debbie-reynolds-and-glenn-ford |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=The Philippine Star |language=}}</ref>
==Release==
===Box Office===
''Hongkong Holiday'' was a success at the Philippine box-office, earning ₱82,793 within its first 10 days and grossed around ₱132,000 throughout its run, becoming the second highest grossing film of 1957 in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top Ten|work=Graphic Kislap|date=March 12, 1958|quote=Hongkong Holiday was reportedly the first of the “Holiday…” series that the company plans to make every year. Grossing P82,793.40 in ten days, its run was extended to 20 days to make P132,000 for Sampaguita.}}</ref>
===Critical reception===
Ria Limjap of ''Spot.ph'' praised Romero and Dolphy's portrayals in the film, with emphasis on Dolphy's performance, saying that he "brought a vaudevillian energy to motion pictures with his lightness of foot and lightness of heart".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Limjap |first=Ria |date=July 11, 2012 |title=Wais Guy: A Dolphy Dossier |url=https://www.spot.ph/amp/newsfeatures/51488/emwaisem-guy |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=Spot.ph}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of Hong Kong films of 1957]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0370750}}
[[Category:1957 drama films]]
[[Category:1957 musical films]]
[[Category:1957 comedy films]]
[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Sampaguita Pictures films]]
[[Category:Tagalog-language films]]
[[Category
hilippine drama films]]
[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
{{Philippines-film-stub}}
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{{short description|1957 Filipino film directed by Mar S. Torres}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hongkong Holiday
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Mar S. Torres
| producer =
| screenplay = Luciano B. Carlos
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
*[[Gloria Romero]]
*Ric Rodrigo
*[[Dolphy]]
*[[Paraluman]]
}}
| music = {{Plainlist|
*Nestor Robles
*Hongkong Symphony Orchestra
}}
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = {{Plainlist|
*[[Sampaguita Pictures]]
*Golden City Film Production
}}
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1957|1|28|}}
| runtime =
| country = [[Philippines]]
| language = [[Filipino language|Filipino]]
| budget =
| gross = {{Philippine peso|132,000}} ({{Philippine peso|18 million}} in [[Philippine peso|2024 Philippine peso]])
}}
'''''Hongkong Holiday''''' is a 1957 Filipino [[Musical film|musical]] [[romantic comedy]] film directed by Mar S. Torres. The film stars [[Gloria Romero (actress)|Gloria Romero]], Ric Rodrigo, [[Dolphy]] and [[Paraluman]], under the production of [[Sampaguita Pictures]] and Golden City Film Production. The film follows the story of Ana, the daughter of a wealthy Chinese magnate, who escaped from her family after finding out about the upcoming arranged marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2012 |title=My Hong Kong holiday with Mang Dolphy |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2012/07/13/entertainment/my-hong-kong-holiday-with-mang-dolphy/841068 |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=The Manila Times |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jimenez |first=Joyce |date=July 13, 2012 |title=Gloria Romero emotionally recalls her "wonderful times” with Dolphy |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/34853...nally-recalls-her-wonderful-times-with-dolphy |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=PEP.ph |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lo |first=Ricky |date=June 22, 2012 |title=Dolphy: A 'beauty-ful' life & career |url=https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/06/22/820226/dolphy-beauty-ful-life-career |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=The Philippine Star}}</ref>
==Cast==
* [[Gloria Romero]] as Ana
*Ric Rodrigo as Robert
*[[Dolphy]]
*[[Paraluman]]
*[[Daisy Romualdez]]
*Liza Ferrer
*[[Aring Bautista]]
*Tony Cayado
==Production==
Romero revealed in an interview with ''[[The Philippine Star]]'' that the production flew to [[Hong Kong]] in 1955 and stayed for a month to shoot the scenes for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jarque |first=Edu |date=January 27, 2013 |title=Gloria Romero can’t forget Hollywood encounters with Ava Gardner, Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/...rs-ava-gardner-debbie-reynolds-and-glenn-ford |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=The Philippine Star |language=}}</ref>
==Release==
===Box Office===
''Hongkong Holiday'' was a success at the Philippine box-office, earning ₱82,793 within its first 10 days and grossed around ₱132,000 throughout its run, becoming the second highest grossing film of 1957 in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top Ten|work=Graphic Kislap|date=March 12, 1958|quote=Hongkong Holiday was reportedly the first of the “Holiday…” series that the company plans to make every year. Grossing P82,793.40 in ten days, its run was extended to 20 days to make P132,000 for Sampaguita.}}</ref>
===Critical reception===
Ria Limjap of ''Spot.ph'' praised Romero and Dolphy's portrayals in the film, with emphasis on Dolphy's performance, saying that he "brought a vaudevillian energy to motion pictures with his lightness of foot and lightness of heart".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Limjap |first=Ria |date=July 11, 2012 |title=Wais Guy: A Dolphy Dossier |url=https://www.spot.ph/amp/newsfeatures/51488/emwaisem-guy |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=Spot.ph}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of Hong Kong films of 1957]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0370750}}
[[Category:1957 drama films]]
[[Category:1957 musical films]]
[[Category:1957 comedy films]]
[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Sampaguita Pictures films]]
[[Category:Tagalog-language films]]
[[Category
hilippine drama films]][[Category:1950s English-language films]]
{{Philippines-film-stub}}
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