Kedok Ketawa

Kedok Ketawa kd ktawa Indonesian for The Laughing Mask, also known by the Dutch title Het Lachende Masker is a 1940 action film from the Dutch East Indies now Indonesia. Union Films first production, it was directed by Jo An Djan. Starring Basoeki Resobowo, Fatimah, and Oedjang, the film follows a young couple who fight off criminals with the help of a masked man.

In Cibodas, Banten, a young woman named Minarsih Fatimah is rescued from four thugs by the painter Basuki Basoeki Resobowo. They fall in love and begin planning their life together. However, a rich man interested in taking Minarsih to be his wife sends a gang to kidnap her. Basuki is unable to repel them, but is soon joined by a masked vigilante known only as the The Laughing Mask Oedjang, who has almost supernatural fighting abilities. After two battles with the gang, Basuki and The Laughing Mask are victorious. Basuki and Minarsih can live together in peace.Kedok Ketawa was the first film produced by Union Films, one of four new production houses established after the success of Albert Balinks Terang Boelan revived the ailing film industry of the Dutch East Indies. Union was headquartered in Prinsenlaan, Batavia now Mangga Besar, Jakarta and funded by the ethnic Chinese businessman Ang Hock Liem, although Tjoa Ma Tjoen was in charge of daytoday operations. The film was shot onlocation in Cibodas, and featured fighting, comedy, and singing. ........

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