Joshua Wong

Rohaya (Roekiah) must separate from her lover, Kasim (Rd Mochtar), so that she can marry her father's choice, the disreputable but rich Musa (Eddie T. Effendi). The night before the wedding, Kasim plays the song "Terang Boelan" for Rohaya, and they agree to elope. The following day, Rohaya and Kasim escape from Sawoba Island to Malacca, where Kasim begins work at a drydock and Rohaya keeps busy as a housewife. They discover that Kasim's old friend, Dullah (Kartolo), has lived in Malacca for some time.

Roekihati is a peasant girl who is married to Mansur, despite his father’s objection. Later, under the influence of his peers, Mansur is drawn to Aminah, a city girl. Roekihati, however, remains loyal to their vows and her kindness finally makes Mansur realize his error.

Featuring the clash between modern thinking against traditional conservatism, the story has the troubled romance between the noble princess, RA Rusmini, and the peasant, Bachtiar. This film ends with compromise, that there is nothing wrong with either modernity or tradition.

The people of Motaro live in prosperity. The beauty of the island, Fatima, is romantically involved with Idris, a fisherman's son. This ideal relationship is disrupted when Ali, who always boasts about his wealth, steps in. When Ali gives Fatima a ring, she forwards it to Idris instead. It is the same ring that leads the police to come to the island to capture Ali who is actually heading a gang of criminals.

A student (Arfandi) is very depressed, for being known as a bastard child or “anak haram”, the original title of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s story, on which the film is based on. Only one of the teachers (Frans Harahap) is understanding and willing to help.

Ahmad, the son of a landlord, tried to marry Rochani in various ways. He has many bouncers who like to be cruel to the people. Meanwhile, Rochani likes Yusuf, a young man who has just worked at Ahmad's parents' company. Once, Rochani's younger brother, Dahlan, was beaten by Ahmad's men. However, Dahlan survived because someone dressed and wearing a black mask came to his aid. The black masked person called himself the Black Crow. Black Crow then helped many people who were bullied by Ahmad and his men. When Ahmad was about to kidnap and force Rochani. The attempt failed because of the help of Black Crow, who was none other than Yusuf.

Pitoeng is the original Batavian champion whose popularity draws from lenong folk performances. People believe that the Rawabelong champion has the ability to “disappear” because he always manages to escape the pursuit of Dutch police. He is perceived as the local version of Robin Hood: who only robs the rich to give to the poor.

In a story that takes place in a kingdom in the middle east. A traveler came to present a gift to the royal princess in the form of a flying horse. In the presence of the king and royal nobles, the royal crown prince tried to ride the flying horse. It flew away and never came back. The traveler was imprisoned. Apparently, the crown prince went to another kingdom and met a princess. The two of them fell in love with each other. However, the king of another kingdom kidnapped the princess he proposed to and took her flying horse. The crown prince also came to the kingdom disguised as a shaman, managed to outwit the kidnapping king and save the princess with the help of the flying horse he had captured.

Siti Akbari has a happy family life until her husband deserts her for another woman. But Siti Akbari remains unshakeable. Her devotion leads to her eventual fulfillment.

Due to problems, Gelder's small plantation is dwindling. So in order to support his son's education in Holland, Gelder falls into the hands of a loan shark. Tragedy strikes when his son Bob passes away. Henk, Bob’s colleague from the university, promises to help Gelder's family after Bob is gone. Henk then stays at Gelder's house and marries Daisy - Bob’s sister. But the marriage fails as Daisy seems to be too busy with attending dance invitations. Meanwhile, Flora, Henk’s niece seems to care more about Baby, - Henk and Daisy's child. Daisy feels jealous and goes to Wijnkoopbai (Pelabuhan Ratu), to commit suicide. But just when Henk is about to marry Flora, Daisy decides against her suicidal plan and returns home. With the marriage cancelled, Flora dedicates herself to the church and becomes Sister Theresia.

A woman, who already has a lover, is forced to marry someone else. Tragedy then piles up when the husband has an affair, their baby dies and her former lover goes to prison. The woman falls ill due to her suffering and yearning for her former lover. When she is about to die, the lover that she has been longing for appears. This gripping moment is interrupted by jokes made by Oemar, the comedian. The woman's illness is cured when she hears actor M.S. Ferry sing keroncong songs. The film ends with a scene of Oemar courting the maid on top of a rubber tree.

Irawani and Hidayat get engaged to each other. Irawani relates the story of her parents, Irawan and Sunarti. When the couple goes through a hard time, Irawan moves to Batavia to look for work and leaves his wife and daughter behind. But when he succeeds in the city, he gets carried away though it is his father-law, Sunarno, who employs him. After she grows up, Irawani becomes a singer and dancer, and Irawan is crazy about her. Knowing this, his new wife expels him from the house. So once again, Irawan becomes a beggar, just like the first time when he arrived in Jakarta.

Mahmud, a young fisherman is in love with Wagini, a farmer girl. The love story is situated in rice fields, mountains and naturally beautiful Indonesian scenery, lending it almost an anthropological quality. It is also presented with songs and sets of poetic quatrains.

No description available.

Aladin, the son of a poor widow, continues living modestly although he owns the magic lamp. The lamp is only used on special occasions, such as when the Wazir commands him to. Finally, when he is threatened, Aladin uses the magic lamp to defeat the evil Wazir and inherit the kingdom’s throne.

This is Roekiah's first film with her new partner, Djoemala, after her separation with Rd. Mochtar.

The humorous story told by Halimoen's film production about life was difficult during the malaise, when the Dutch East Indies was hit by the economic depression that hit the whole world. The film humorously depicts the life that went awry from the main character. At home it is wrong, going out is wrong, this is wrong, so wrong. So he decided to just run away to Mecca. But with a cynical intent, that there may only be a peaceful life because it will only worship, not thinking about the economy. Originally the title was Lari Ka Mecca, because it was forbidden by the film commissie, this is because the name Mecca is a holy place for Muslims that cannot be played with. So the title was changed to Lari Ka Arab, to keep it attractive.

This film is an extra from Indonesia Malaise. Ida Schilling is a radio singer. She sings keroncong and stambul songs.