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Samarang
Samarang
	Lobby card
Directed by	Ward Wing
Screenplay by	Thomas J. Geraghty
Story by	Lori Bara
Produced by	B.F. Zeidman
Cinematography	John C. Clark
Edited by	Thomas J. Geraghty
Music by	Sam Wineland
Production; company	B.F. Zeidman Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	June 28, 1933;
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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]

Plot

On an island called Samarang, in the Malay Straits, a native village of fishermen depend on the fishing for their livelihood and ability to survive.^[1]

Cast

Ahmang as The Pearl Diver
Sai-Yu as Sweetheart
Chang-Fu as Captain
Mamounah as Mother
Ko-Hal as Brother

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.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Samarang (1933) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ Geiger, Jeffrey (2011). American Documentary Film: Projecting the Nation. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-7486-2147-7.

External links

Samarang at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Still at granger.com
Of lost kampongs, fishnet bondage and remnant tombs in an equatorial Hollywood: Location Scouting in Samarang
Lobby card and stills
Samarang on YouTube (subtitles over title card)

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[:0-1] "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] 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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