film perfected spelling film dutch_east_indies indonesia directed tan film second film adapted novel following silent version followed young tricked marrying man love ultimately killed money film produced company directed native indonesian lost work received mixed critical reception plot englishman daughter nancy couple live home near square modern day happy life disturbed driver falls love despite married attempts use magic win heart asks egg merchant telling young woman committed sin sex eventually succeeds goes live taking gold agreed let second wife wants money use gambling realises tricked begins close eye remaining wealth remaining funds calls plan kill night goes hear story telling kill throw body bridge later caught sentenced hang crime production directed tan film production company owned tan brothers native indonesian film director indies starred story adapted novel tan adapted release story known popular stage performers ensure quality story worked scenario later shooting script items domestic production sound film released tan far indies earliest sound films released indies rainbow man shown following year domestic released domestic sound film directors followed brothers indonesia order ensure quality sound tan hired single system camera cinematography sound direction black white film release reception released january advertised speaking singing dancing music open audiences ages including children critical reviews mixed newspaper editorial noting pamphlets described film times better contemporary film stating claim little validity quality native films far rubbish review indicated numerous shortcomings selection music cinematography concluding film overall represent progress praising actor played noting distinct lack scenes unrelated plot reflective review wrote quality work overall good direct film subsequent native film director began career tan shut production soon release eventually releasing commercial successes particularly permanently shut japanese occupation indies film likely lost american visual writes indonesian films lost indonesia indonesian records having survived indonesia archives indonesian film historian writes japanese propaganda films survived explanatory notes
Njai Dasima (1932 film)