Roekihati

Roekihati is a 1940 film from the Dutch East Indies. Directed by the brothers Joshua and Othniel Wong and produced by Tans Film, it follows a young villager who goes to the city and encounters various difficulties. Targeted at lowerclass audiences, it was shot in blackandwhite and starred Roekiah and Raden Djoemala.

Roekihati was directed by the brothers Joshua and Othniel Wong and produced by the Chineseowned studio Tans Film. The Wongs also handled sound editing and cinematography, in blackandwhite. It starred Roekiah and Raden Djoemala, a tailor who had replaced the nobleman Raden Mochtar, who often played opposite Roekiah, following a wage dispute. The film also featured Roekiahs songwriter husband, Kartolo, who had frequently appeared onscreen with her since the couples debut in Terang Boelan 1937. As first promoted by Terang Boelan, Roekihati continued the formula of mixing music, beautiful scenery, and action scenes.Roekihati was released in 1940. Although the year marked a rise in intellectualism within the domestic film industry, Roekihati bucked the trend and instead was targeted at lowerclass audiences another such production was Java Industrial Films Rentjong Atjeh 1940. The film was a commercial success. ........

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