Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)

Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas) 1954

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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.

1954

Djakarta Bukan Hollywood

Djakarta Bukan Hollywood 1954

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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.

1954