Trishaw races, ladyboys, hawker fare and street urchin scams – here’s a chance to see Bugis Street in its heydey, through the 1967 film Pretty Polly. This British film tells the story of a young woman, Polly, who finds herself engaged in a romance with a tour guide in Singapore while on holiday with her aunt.

As a schoolboy, Peter Chan had a caught the cast and crew filming the movie at Bras Basah Road. He blogs about the movie and posts a clip featuring Bugis Street on Victor’s Taking Up The Challenge.