Roekiah
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Roekiah, often credited as Miss Roekiah, was an Indonesian kroncong singer and actress. The daughter of two stage performers, she began her career at the age of seven; by 1932 she had become well know
Roekiah, c. 1941
Roekiah with her frequent co-star Rd Mochtar on the cover of d'Orient
After Mochtar left Tan's Film, Roekiah was paired with Djoemala.
Roekiah with her husband Kartolo
Sorga Ka Toedjoe
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Sorga Ka Toedjoe is a 1940 film from the Dutch East Indies directed by Joshua and Othniel Wong for Tan's Film. It follows an older couple who are reunited by another, younger couple after years of sep
Roekiah
…good-looking Djoemala a suitable replacement, and hired him, giving him the stage name Rd Djoemala. Roekiah and Djoemala made their first film together, Sorga Ka Toedjoe (Seventh Heaven), later that year. In the film, Roekiah played a young woman who, with the help of her lover, is able to reunite her blind aunt (Annie…
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Roekiah (left) and Annie Landouw in a promotional still from the film
Djoemala and Roekiah went on to act in another three films together.