Samarang (film)

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Samarang
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Lobby card
Directed byWard Wing
Screenplay by Thomas J. Geraghty
Story byLori Bara
Produced by B.F. Zeidman
Cinematography John C. Clark
Edited by Thomas J. Geraghty
Music bySam Wineland
Production
company
B.F. Zeidman Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • June 28, 1933 (1933-6-28)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Samarang is a 1933 American Pre-Code action film directed by Ward Wing and written by Thomas J. Geraghty. The film was released on June 28, 1933, by United Artists. [1] [2] Its copyright was registered in 1933 but was not renewed, so the film is in the public domain. [3] The film, although apparently meant to be set in Indonesia (Samarang) was filmed in Singapore and Malaysia. [4]

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Plot

On an island called Samarang, in a village of fishermen, Ahman falls in love with Sai-Yu, the daughter of a local chieftain. To improve his social status and be able to marry her, Ahman joins an expedition to the Forbidden Lagoon of Sakai, where big pearls are said to abound. But the waters are infested with ferocious sharks.

List of characters

Ahmang as The Pearl Diver Ahmang from Samarang.png
Ahmang as The Pearl Diver

Production

With its exotic location, Samarang followed the formula of other educational films of that time, mixing footage of factual cultural scenes with its fictional romance story, and as an American ethnographic film included displays of nudity that were considered acceptable. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Samarang (1933) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Movie Review - Samarang (1933) Dramatic Adventures of a Pearl Diver Featured in a Film at the Rivoli". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington, D.C.. (1933). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. ↑ "Samarang / Shark Woman (1933)". Singapore Film Locations Archive. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  5. ↑ Geiger, Jeffrey (2011). American Documentary Film: Projecting the Nation. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN   978-0-7486-2147-7.


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