Ikan Doejoeng

Ikan Doejoeng (1941)

Asmara is already in love with Sanusi. But her father, Rasyid, accepts Sumantri’s proposal to marry Asmara with his son, Harun. Enraged by this match, Asmara says that she wants to be a mermaid and she runs away with Sanusi.

Date of release
1941-09-25
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Director
Lie Tek Swie

Casting

Interesting facts

Ikan Doejoeng is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies directed by Lie Tek Swie and starring Asmanah and Soerjono. Following star-crossed lovers, the film was the first released by Standard Film. Likely targeted at the educated elite, it is now probably lost.

Production

Ikan Doejoeng was directed by Lie Tek Swie and produced by Touw Ting Iem (or James), an English-trained sound technician. It was the first production of Standard Film, which Lie had established together with the Tan brothers (Khoen Yauw and Khoen Hian) earlier that year; in the early 1930s he had directed several films for them, most recently Melati van Agam (Jasmine of Agam) in 1932.

The film starred Asmanah and Soerjono. It also featured Achmad Thys, Poniman, Momo, Nawi Ismail, and A. Rasjid.

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