Acting
The music score in this film is performed by Oriental Novelty Five, a Hawaiian music group.
The film featured 12 keroncong hits and is considered as the first musical film in Indonesia
Two orphans try their luck in the city. They are employed by Pak Haji's family, but is ill treated by his wife. Soon they run away. It is later discovered that both orphans are actually the Haji's nephews. When they are found, they express a wish to set up an orphanage.
Sugiati loves all of her children, Achmad, Idris, Sumadi and Supinah. Sumadi receives the most attention as Subagio, his father, often blames him. But Subagio leads a double life as a thief. To defend his father, Sumadi takes the blame for his father’s crime. He is sent to exile for his confession. Subagio feels guilty, becomes ill and finally passes away. After the death of Subagio, the children refuse to take care of Sugiati who ends up in a nursing home. Upon his return from exile, Sumadi is appalled by his siblings’ treatment of their mother and settles the score with his brothers and sister.
The story of Mario whose life is filled with violence, because since childhood he was educated strictly. Mario who only likes to play muscle, causes many problems. His quarrel with his father made Mario have to replace his sister's boyfriend's car that he burned. However, Herman, his sister's boyfriend, ganged up on Mario and stabbed him. The end of the story made all parties change.
A man violates his village's law by seducing and abandoning his childhood sweetheart. Exiled to Jakarta, he learns to love and respect those in the red light district, causing him to return home in an effort to make amends.
Parista's household relationship with his wife Rindayu, experienced problems because his wife often had miscarriages. After knowing the cause, because of rough sex, Parista was able to restrain herself. When Rindayu was pregnant, Rindayu found out that her husband was having an affair, Rindayu was determined to kill her husband's lover.
