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Asia The Intercontinental Hotel, Hong Kong, China (this is page 2 of 2)
P.S. My favorite Peninsula story is of a GI stationed in Okinawa who goes to Hong Kong on leave. A camera freak, he never went anywhere without two Rolleis around his neck and a Canon or two as well. On hearing that a Hollywood crew was filming outside the Pen, he bought a dozen copies of LIFE magazine. Walking purposely onto the set, he was accosted by the script girl. Handing her a copy over his shoulder, he shouted, "Have a complimentary issue" and pretended to photograph the scene. The word quickly spread that LIFE magazine was interested in the movie, and Wesley Ruggles, the producer/director of the film, “Out of the Tiger’s Mouth”, invited the GI to dinner. The story was of a ten-year old brother and sister who escape from Red China to Hong Kong. The tale took the crew (and the GI) to the New Territories and all over town. After two weeks of having been wined and dined, his leave was up and he had to go. Sitting, back in uniform at Kai Tak airport to catch his military flight back to Okinawa, he was horrified to see Wesley striding across the departure lounge bound for a flight to Tokyo. Too late to move, he was spotted. Confused, Wesley asked him what he was doing in an Army uniform. The sputtering GI explained that he had borrowed it to get a quick flight for another assignment. Glaring cynically Wesley said, "Amazing you found one with your name on it." Looking down the GI blanched; pinned just above the left breast pocket, plain as day was his name tag... CARTER! *********************************************************************
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