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
Gagak Item
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Gagak Item is a 1939 bandit film from the Dutch East Indies directed by Joshua and Othniel Wong for Tan's Film. Starring Rd Mochtar, Roekiah, and Eddy T. Effendi, it follows a masked man known only as
Roekiah
…Roekiah sang songs her husband had written. In 1939, they appeared together, again with Rd Mochtar as Roekiah's romantic foil, in the Zorro-influenced Gagak Item. Though not as successful as Roekiah's previous works, the film was still profitable. A reviewer for the Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad praised Roekiah's…
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Rd Mochtar and Roekiah in a promotional still