Kedok Ketawa [SEP] country of origin
Kedok Ketawa
Kedok Ketawa (; Indonesian for "The Laughing Mask", also known by the Dutch title Het Lachende Masker) is a 1940 action film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Union Films' first production, it was directed by Jo An Djan. Starring Basoeki Resobowo, Fatimah, and Oedjang, the film follows a young couple who fight off criminals with the help of a masked man.
Advertised as an "Indonesian cocktail of violent actions ... and sweet romance", "Kedok Ketawa
Java Industrial Film's "Srigala Item" ("The Black Wolf"; 1941), continued the trend. As was common for contemporary productions, the soundtrack for "Kedok Ketawa" – performed by Poniman – consisted of "kroncong" songs.
Release and reception.
"Kedok Ketawa" was released in Batavia in July 1940, with a press screening on 20 July. By September it was being shown in Surabaya. In some newspaper advertisements, such as in "Pemandangan", it was referred