Misbach Yusa Biran was an Indonesian writer, director and columnist who pioneered the Indonesian film archives.
Astaman also known as Tirtosari, was an Indonesian actor active from the 1910s until the mid-1970s. He was a leading actor in the influential theatre company Dardanella and, after entering the film industry with 1940s Kartinah, acted in 43 films.
Rara Patma Dewi Tjitrohadiseikusumo, best known under her stage name Chitra Dewi, was an Indonesian actress and director. She was noted for her roles in Usmar Ismail's films of the 1950s, appearing in films such as Tamu Agung, Tiga Dara, and Pedjuang, although she remained active in cinema until 1993 and won a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 1979 Indonesian Film Festival for Gara-gara Isteri Muda. Dewi also had a brief stint film directing in 1971, making her one of only six Indonesian women to direct a film before 1998.
Pahit-Pahit Manis is a 1952 Indonesian romantic comedy directed by L. Inata and produced for the Banteng Film Corporation. Starring Titien Sumarni, Chatir Harro, Turino Djunaedy, and S. Poniman, it follows a man named Ariffien as he attempts to woo his boss' daughter but falls for another woman.
Lagu Kenangan is a 1953 Indonesian film directed by L. Inata and produced by Djamaluddin Malik for the Persari Film Corporation. Starring Titien Sumarni and A. N. Alcaff, it follows the domestic troubles of a composer and his wife.
Boes Boestami was an Indonesian journalist and film actor. He was mostly known for his comedic roles.
Rempo Urip was an Indonesian film director. He began his career in the theatre, serving as an extra and footballer for the Dardanella theatre company beginning in 1934. After six years and three troupes, Urip entered the film industry, working as a distributor for Oriental Film and assistant director for Java Industrial Film. He returned to the theatre during the Japanese occupation (1942–1945) and national revolution (1945–1949). In 1951 he joined Djamaluddin Malik's Persari as a director, completing thirteen films for the company before it closed in 1958. He continued as a freelance director until 1977.
Ermina Zaenah was an Indonesian actress and film producer who was active in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the part of Classical Indonesian Cinema.
S. Poniman was an Indonesian kroncong singer and comic actor. Born in Banda Aceh in 1910, he took up singing and made his way to Batavia. In 1940 he made his debut as music director and actor on the film Kedok Ketawa, completing three further productions before the Japanese occupation brought film production to a near-standstill. Poniman spent time as a soldier and truck driver before returning to the film industry in 1951, after Indonesia's independence, as a star of Dunia Gila. Between 1951 and 1958 he appeared in more than twenty films before leaving the struggling industry to become a trader. Though he appeared in several further films before his death, Poniman never regained his stardom.
Marlia Hardi was an Indonesian actress who was active from 1950s to 1980s. Born in the Magelang, she took to the stage in the 1940s before moving to Jakarta in 1949. Two years later she made her feature film debut in Untuk Sang Merah Putih. Over the next two decades she appeared in over seventy films, became recognized for her depictions of mothers, and received the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress. Despite her productiveness, however, she sank into debt and committed suicide at the age of fifty-eight.
Netty Herawaty was an Indonesian actress who made more than fifty films between 1949 and 1986.
Darussalam was an Indonesian actor who appeared in more than seventy films in his forty-year career. Born in Bengkulu, he studied to be nurse before migrating to theatre during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, marrying Netty Herawaty while with the troupe Irama Masa. The couple spent the remainder of the occupation and the ensuing revolution touring the archipelago with a number of troupes. In 1949, Darussalam and Herawaty made their feature film debut in Fred Young's Saputangan, appearing in seven further Young productions before migrating to Djamaluddin Malik's Persari. During their eight years with the company, Darussalam and Herawaty travelled to the Philippines and Singapore and found popularity among audiences, though Darussalam remained in his wife's shadow.
Eliza Firmansjah Noor, better known as Lies Noor, was an Indonesian actress and model. Rising to popularity after her appearance in 1952's Pulang (Homecoming), directed by Basuki Effendy, by 1955 Noor was able to demand fees of Rp 10,000 for her film appearances.
Indriati Gerald Bernardina, also known by her stage name Indriati Iskak and after marriage as Indri Makki, is an Indonesian actress turned psychologist and marketer. She entered the Indonesian film industry and soared to popularity with Usmar Ismail's commercially successful Tiga Dara (1957). She appeared in eight further films and established her own girl group before retiring from cinema in 1963. She graduated from the University of Indonesia with a degree in psychology in 1968, and has taught the subject at the Jakarta Art Institute. For twenty-six years she worked with Unilever, and since 1994 she has been a marketing consultant with Makki Makki.
Aminah Tjendrakasih was an Indonesian actress best known for her appearance as Lela in the television series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan. Beginning her career in her teenage years, Cendrakasih had her first starring role in 1955's Ibu dan Putri. She soared to popularity after taking a role in Serampang 12 along with Nun Zairina in 1956. Cendrakasih acted in more than a hundred feature films; in 2012 and 2013 she received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Bandung Film Festival and the Indonesian Movie Awards.
Abdul Hamid Arief was an Indonesian actor who appeared in more than 120 films. Born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, he started his acting career in theatre before migrating to film with 1948's Anggrek Bulan. His first starring role, and the one from which he first gained recognition, was as the title character in Pangeran Hamid. Over subsequent decades he was a productive film actor, often appearing in four or five films a year. He also acted in various television series.
Sumiarto Suharto, better known by the stage name Mimi Mariani, was an Indonesian actress, model, and singer who was of mixed Belgian, Dutch, and Manado heritage. Known as the first Sri Asih, Mariani was the sister of actress Sri Murniati and film editor Emile Callebaut, and the aunt of actress Doris Callebaut. She was one of Indonesian's leading lady in the 1950s and was ranked third on the list of the best pasindhèn in Indonesia film industry. She was the part of Classical Indonesian Cinema.
Lely Sulastri is an Indonesian actress and dancer who was active in the 1950s and 1960s. She is the sister of actress Lies Permana Lestari and is the part of Classical Indonesian Cinema.
Lies Permana Lestari Pudjiastuti was an Indonesian actress who was active in the 1950s. She was the sister of actress Lely Sulastri and the mother of actress Rini S. Bono.
Mien Sondakh was an Indonesian actress and singer who was active in the 1940s and 1950s. She was best known for her role as aunt Sudimo in Putri Solo (1953) and as a cruel women in Kasih Sajang (1954). Sondakh was the singer of "Gembala Sapi" which became popular in the early 1950s and was covered by another singer, such as Laila Sari and Norma Sanger. She was the part of Classical Indonesian Cinema.
