S. Waldy
Also Known As: Waldemar Caerel Hunter, Fata Djelata
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Blitar, Dutch East Indies [now East Java, Indonesia]
Birthday: December 15, 1919
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Zoebaida
Overview: The music score in this film is performed by Oriental Novelty Five, a Hawaiian music group.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1940-12-16
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Pah Wongso Tersangka
Overview: Pah Wongso has come under suspicion and must clear his name.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1941-03-13
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Tjioeng Wanara
Overview: Tjioeng Wanara is the man who crushes the evil king of Galuh. The revolt succeeds with the help of the people who have suffered enough. This is the first epic film in Indonesia, and its publication was considered massive during its time.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1941-08-18
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Ajah Berdosa
Overview: Through diligence and hard work, a young villager named Mardiman, has developed a successful career as a scribe. His wife, Warsiah, and her family have been unable to help him advance his career, as none of them have any influence. Not long after Warsiah gives birth to a son, Mardiman is promoted and asked to work in the city. There he becomes infatuated with a sophisticated city woman, one who is more "modern" than Warsiah.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1941-10-22
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Lintah Darat
Overview: Although they are siblings, Asnah and Kumala have very different characters. The older sister Asnah is rude while Kumala is kind. Asnah is attracted to Safi'i, but he is more interested in softhearted Kumala. Out of disappointment, Asnah runs off to the city and becomes a singer. Meanwhile Kumala has to borrow money from a loan shark to get medical treatment for her sick mother. It turns out that Asnah is married to the loan shark. Finally, Kumala runs into Safi’I, who is in a taskforce aimed at eradicating illegal money lending, and he helps her to solve the problem.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1941-08-28
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Lightning in the Night
Overview: While trying to apprehend a robber / murderer, a detective and some other officers accidentally burn his house down and kill his son and brother-in-law. Five years later, the same detective ends up stranded in a supposed haunted village and is forced to spend the night in a house of an old lady who's actually the murder suspect's mother.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Mustapa dengan Tjintjin Wasiatnja
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Genres: Drama Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1953-05-15
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Bulan Purnama
Overview: Prince Citra wants to replace the dying King Basilam. He threatens the queen that he will kill the baby in her womb if it turns out to be a boy. To save her son's life, the queen switches him with a baby girl, and she names her Princess Amidra. Taruk brings her son to Talisajan Island on the queen's order. Amir, Taruk's brother, nurtures the baby and he is named Hasan. After Hasan grows up, Amir tells him his true identity. So Hasan sets sail to the palace. Then, assisted by Taruk, Hasan gains the support of the people. Citra is dethroned, and Hasan takes his rightful place as the king. He marries Amidra, who turns out to be the daughter of a minister.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1953-02-04
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Abunawas
Overview: Abunawas is reputed for his whims, and some say that he lives during the era of Harun al Rashid. Abunawas is so eccentric that he even pretends to be crazy to avoid becoming a civil judge.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1953-02-17
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Kebaja Fantasi
Overview: Martono falls in love with Susilowati, who is called the "Kebaya Fantasi". But Susilowati's father, Dahlan, opposes the relationship. Martono is just a driver, while Dahlan, a car repair shop owner, prefers a rich man as son-in-law. Dahlan pairs off "Kebaya Fantasi" to Darwis, a rich kid. But Lily, a female bandit, already has her heart set on Darwis. Because of Lily, Darwis is arrested by the police. He is involved in a robbery that is masterminded by Lily. This paves the way for Martono to approach Susilowati. Moreover, Dahlan's business is actually funded by Amijaya, Martono's long lost father.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1954-09-16
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Musafir Kelana
Overview: Gurda is a wandering traveler, his life is very miserable and forever in sorrow. Fortunately there are also friends who are Duati, Bonto, Binti who always cheer him up. Gurda promised his friends that he would leave the traveler's job and ask her brother's help, was a merchant, but they did not get help. Then the Gurda makes another living by looking for firewood in the forest to sell and the results are used to feed his friends who become travelers. It is known that the Chajali king, by the regulation of the Great Minister and the Truna Commander, was prohibited from looking for firewood. Meanwhile, a young merchant accompanied by Gurda and Hadam went to propose Princess Aziza, who turned out to be the daughter of Minister Trenggana. Gurda later found out if Princess Aziza was Duati, his lovers. With a variety of ideas, Gurda can cancel the marriage of her brother with Princess Aziza.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1953-09-29
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Dendang Sajang
Overview: Machmood and Ali are best friends. Ali's father, Commander Usman, proposes to Guru to have his daughter Halimah, marry his son. But Halimah is Machmood's girl friend. So to get rid of Machmood, he orders him to eliminate the sea pirates. But unexpectedly, Ali follows him. Together they attack the pirates. Ali dies in the battle, and Machmood captures the pirate. Surprisingly, the pirate is the king's brother, who became a pirate to protest the King’s unjust rule of the kingdom. So the Sultan realises his mistakes and finally Machmood marries Halimah.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1953-10-14
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Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1954-10-15
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Djakarta Bukan Hollywood
Overview: Record distributor, Rasyid, assigns the famous singer, Burhan, to enchant Rooswati in the Puncak area. The girl's father wishes to maintain the noble bloodline by pairing off his daughter to Bimayu. Rooswati runs away, and she roams about using her maid's name, Suparni. In her journey, she encounters Burhan. Finally, Rooswati comes back to Puncak on her own will. To celebrate her return, a music group is hired as entertainment. Burhan writes one of the songs the group plays, entitled "Djakarta Bukan Hollywood", a song about how young people are imitating western lifestyles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1954-12-30
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Malu-Malu Kutjing
Overview: Sugesti feels jealous because Rochijat falls in love with her sister, Bardini, and he only considers her as a friend. To cope with her disappointment, Sugesti becomes a lead singer in a theater group led by Subroto. She stops singing when she marries the loan shark, Surachman, to pay for the debts of the theater group. Meanwhile, Bardini is at a loose end and works at Sugesti's house. She pretends not to know her and treats her badly. After dealing with various challenges, Bardini marries Rochijat. When she visits her father's grave, she runs into Sugesti, who is now a poor woman, after her husband is sent to jail.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1954-07-15
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Senen Raja
Overview: Ismail leaves his wife, Sutrisni, in Bekasi, in order to look for a job in Jakarta. Although his brother, Iskandar, persuades him to do illegal work with him, Ismail refuses. Since Iskandar does not deliver the money Ismail is sending to his wife, Sutrisni goes to the city to find her husband. But Sutrisni does not find him and marries Wongso. Finally, Ismail finds her again to solve the complicated chain of events.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1954-11-04
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Gending Sriwidjaja
Overview: Set in a time of guerrilla revolution and told in flashback, two friends, Rustam and Guscik, are members of ABRI (the Indonesian Armed Forces), who are on battle duty even after Indonesia gains full independence in 1949. They successfully defeat a subversive group lead by Aman, on Burung Island.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1958-03-23
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Djakarta di Waktu Malam
Overview: Sriwardhani becomes a singer at "Happy World", after her father is killed by a gang of robbers. There she meets Edy Sumarno and they get married without Edy's mother consent. When Edy gets sick, Sri asks her mother-in-law for money to buy medicine. But the mother asks Sri to divorce her son for the money. Sri accepts this for her husband's sake. When Edy recovers, his mother arranges a marriage for him. However, the marriage does not work well and his wife dies in a car accident. Edy's mother regrets her decision and tells him to go look for Sri again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1954-07-06
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