Word: samarang
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Samarang (Bennie F. Zeldman) is a thin slice of life among the Malay pearl divers, made by Ward Wing and his wife. Lori Bara, sister of Theda Bara. When they went to Samarang, the Wings were fortunate enough to find, first of all, a native girl too poor to have her teeth covered with gold. She was Sai-Yu, a 17-year-old dancer in a Malay theatre. Her father did not want her to act in cinema but since she was under contract to the local theatre, his objections made no difference. They discovered also a handsome young native...
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