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- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeS. ShamsuddinAziz SattarThe second installment of the 'Bujang Lapok' series, this film chronicles the three bachelors' encounter with a group of bullies and their attempts to learn self defence. Along the way, they discover their attraction for their teacher's daughter and her attempts to help them with their illiteracy.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeAziz SattarS. ShamsuddinThe third installment of the 'Bujang Lapok' movies, the three bachelors try to make it as movie stars but their naivete and inexperience provide hilarious results. Along the way, they have to deal with the various neighbours around them and Ramli's romance with one of them.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeAziz SattarS. ShamsuddinBased on the 1001 Arabian nights tale of Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves, this movie tells of the adventures of Ali Baba with generous twists of Malay humour and general hilarity.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsJins ShamsuddinHashimah YonUdo OmarA supernatural Cinderella-esque movie.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeSarimahAhmad MahmudA wealthy matriarch disowns her daughter for marrying a musician. Their marriage struggles due to finances, but when the daughter seeks help, tragedy unfolds.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeSarimahS. KadarismanAfter the death of their father, the youngest of a family of three brothers falls out with his older brothers but has to then rescue them when the family fortune is conned from them and their family business is threatened. Along the way, the three brothers discover love and the true meaning of family and brotherhood.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeSiput SerawakSharif BabooA father and son business team is estranged when the son is thrown out of his home. He then teams up with a kindly former tenant who helps him become a successful singer but not without a few rough patches along the way. Mismatched romance alliances within the family makes up for a hilarious reconciliation.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsTony AzmanKarim LatifMimi LomaThe father of three daughters is convinced that he is always right, much to the chagrin of his youngest daughter who sets out to prove him wrong.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeM. ZainUdo OmarThis film tells the misadventures of a pair of bumbling servants who live with their miserly employee. During a particularly difficult night, they both dream up scenarios where they get to experience their respective fantasies whilst further incurring their employer's wrath.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeM. ZainUdo OmarThis second (and final) movie in the 'Labu dan Labi' series follows the main characters after the death of the matriarch in the family. Hilarity ensues when the widower patriarch meets another woman and attempts to woo her with the help of his loyal but bumbling servants Labu and Labi.
- DirectorRahim RazaliStarsAhmad YatimFauziah Ahmad DaudUmmi KalthoumThe oldest son and heir apparent to a wealthy Kuala Lumpur family returns home after his sudden departure to London a decade ago. His family struggle with their emotions about his return while he tries to make life as normal as he possibly know how and keep his secret intact.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsSaadiahSalleh KamilAhmad C.A rich man's daughter falls in love with a poor trishaw rider. Her father fiercely disapproves their relationship and he goes all out to break them apart. Love triumphs in the end when it is proven that not all rich people are good ones.
- DirectorK.M. BaskerStarsM. AminNordin AhmadMaria MenadoBased on the royal and political events during the heyday of the Malacca Sultanate. A member of the Sultanate, Megat Datuk Seri Rama, successfully defeats a group of pirates, and rescues a local beautiful woman in the process. The king, Sultan Mahmud, was delighted with his victory for his kingdom and promotes Megat Datuk Seri Rama to Rear Admiral Datuk. This leads to resentment and jealousy from another member of the court, Bija Tun Ali, especially after Rear Admiral Megat Datuk Seri Rama marries the woman he rescued. Bija Tun Ali then leads a conspiracy against him which ultimately leads to tragedy and upheaval in the kingdom.
- DirectorJamil SulongTokujirô YamazakiStarsAhmad MahmudSarimahNoor AzizahThe story of a king and his voracious appetite.
- DirectorB. Narayan RaoStarsNordin AhmadMariam BaharumAhmad C.Abu Hassan is a person who lives on stealing and just wonders about in the city with his dear friend Kassim from one place to another place stealing stuff to make a living. One day as they were wondering in the city of Baghdad, they were stunned at the beauty of Princess Faridah who passed by escorted by her bodyguards. Abu Hassan dream that one day he could marry her. He was so into her that he wanted to meet her but impossibly enough the whole palace was guarded tightly and there was surely no way in. But his dream came true when he stole a magic cane. How far will he go with his dream of meeting the Princess?
- DirectorPhani MajumdarStarsP. RamleeNordin AhmadHabsah BuangThe tale of a loving father with a spoiled child
- DirectorPhani MajumdarStarsP. RamleeSaadiahNordin AhmadBollywood style Malay film about a popular Renaissance era admiral who fought under the Malacca Sultanate, and his rivalry with a close friend.
- DirectorB. Narayan RaoStarsP. RamleeSiput SerawakNarrating Amir (P. Ramlee), is a restaurant waiter who aspires to be a songwriter. He has a crush on Aminah (Siput Sarawak), a singer at his workplace.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeRoseyatimahTony AzmanMusyid, a rich man had four children: Kamal, Azman, Bakhtiar and Tijah. Kamal often spends his time drawing. One day, Kamal meets a nightclub dancer, Leela, and is interested in painting her portrait. Their relationship continued and became more friendly until Kamal decided to marry Leela. Kamal's father, Mursyid and also Leela's father did not approve of their relationship. Because love is blind and does not choose appearance or race, Kamal and Leela ran away from their respective families and got married as soon as Leela converted to Islam. They both live happily even in poverty. After a year, Leela gave birth to a child. Kamal also had to become a fish and vegetable seller because of his meager income from painting. One day, Kamal's younger brother named Tijah came to meet them and delivered the news that their father had died. When the will was read, Kamal did not get a single bit of his father's inheritance. Jalil, Kamal's uncle invited Kamal and his family to live with him. Kamal was also given the job of managing Jalil's company. Kamal's family's life became easier. Unexpectedly, the heat that was expected until the evening turned gloomy, because it drizzled in the afternoon. Kamal's domestic order is threatened when he meets Tinah, a tenant who deals with his uncle Jalil's company.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeSarimahIdris HashimGelora is a story of promiscuity between Rizman, his girlfriend Ruby and Rima (Ruby's mother).
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeSarimahSophia IbrahimDr. Rushdi and his wife Mariana attended a get together held by Rozaiman. As the event was going on Dr. Rushdi received an emergency call from one of his patients. He had to leave his wife behind and attend to his patient. Mariana and Rozaiman gotten to know each other on that night. Since then they had this secret affair every time Dr. Rushdi attended to his patients and has not attended to his wife's need.
- DirectorJins ShamsuddinStarsJins ShamsuddinP. RamleeNoor AzizahOsman was released after serving a ten-year prison sentence for a murder he did not commit. Two young men, Ali and Hassan had arrested Osman after he was released from prison and were brought to meet their leader, Karim who is also Osman's brother. Osman was beaten until he passed out and thrown into the river. ASP Azman was assigned to investigate the matter. Faridah, ASP Azman's wife, came across Osman when she went to the clinic that happened to be treating the injured Osman. Osman suspects that Faridah is actually Hamidah, his girlfriend before being imprisoned. Osman tries to prove that Hamidah is impersonating Faridah, and that everything that happened has something to do with the mafia group led by Karim. ASP Azman also suspected his wife who behaved like she was hiding something after Osman's presence.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeNoor AzizahSanny AbdullahNarrating the friendship between Tahir and Tahirah since childhood. Tahir is the son of a housekeeper, Mariam (R. Suriani Jaafar) while Tahirah is the only daughter of Datuk Mahmud (P. Ramlee). Mahmud with the title Datuk was ordered to serve in the city of Kuala Lumpur.
- DirectorDhiresh GhoshStarsSophia IbrahimAli RahmanMahmud JuneBetween family and fame, this is the dilemma faced by Melati in choosing what is the best and it is not possible to choose both road at the same time. "Dajal Suchi" is a story where we rethink about our self whether a good is good enough.
- DirectorB. Narayan Rao
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsTony AzmanOsman BotakAhmad DadidaNarrating the life of a young man Kanchan (Jins Shamsuddin). Sang Nila, the evil character in this film, had fought with Kanchan in an argument resulting in Kanchan being severely beaten by Sang Nila. With that defeat, Kanchan decided to learn the art of self-defense from a martial arts expert (P. Ramlee). When the time came, Kanchan felt that he was great and knowledgeable enough, he wanted to take revenge on Sang Nila and defend the fate of the villagers who were badly bullied by Sang Nila.
- DirectorLamberto V. AvellanaP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeSaadiahJins ShamsuddinSergeant Hassan counteraction against the Japanese colonial rule over the Malaya
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsNordin AhmadDaeng IdrisSalleh KamilThe prosperity enjoyed by the Acehnese villagers of Semerah Padi is threatened when two of its finest warriors fall in love with the chieftain's daughter.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeSalomaIbrahim DinThe story of Sabarudin who works as a Shoemaker and has a wife who plays the three stick. Sabarudin is a poor man but has a noble heart. Various twists and turns of life had to be overcome, including being slandered by Halobayah until he was driven from his hometown and met an old friend, Putar Alam Syah. This is where Sabarudin met Tuan Puteri and on the advice of his friend he used his trick by saying he was a prince and managed to marry Tuan Puteri. After Sabaruddin became the king's son-in-law, he always gave alms to the poor of the entire city using the royal property. Sabaruddin's success has caused envy to the Chief Minister until a conflict arose between him and Sabarudin causing Sabarudin to be stranded far in the desert. Here Sabarudin met with a saint and was given a gift in the form of a ring for his sincerity in giving charity using the kingdom's wealth. After returning to the city, Sabarudin met with the Minister and managed to defeat him and then get the Princess back.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsIbrahim DinA.R. TompelP. RamleeA musical film that portrays three comical men whose adventures creates satirical laughter.
- DirectorJamil SulongStarsAhmad MahmudSaadiahSalleh KamilThis film tells the story of the arrival of Islam to Malaya and the acceptance of the local population. The film begins with the scene of the Islamization of the Sultan of Melaka and his dignitaries in the palace by Makhdum Syed Abdul Aziz. After that, the scene continues in a Malay village whose residents have not yet embraced Islam but have heard news about Islam in Malacca. Villagers, especially Tok Sidang, are interested in learning about Islam and the rules it brings since their village has no specific rules, while the young people led by Wira (played by Salleh Kamil) do not want it, especially in the banning of eating pigs, monkeys and beers.
- DirectorJamil SulongStarsJins ShamsuddinSarimahZahara AhmadBased on the 17th century Malay romance of the same name, Bidasari is the story of a humble merchant's daughter whose beauty is so enchanting that it enrages the narcissistic Queen Lelasari.
- DirectorSalleh GhaniStarsNordin AhmadMak DaraYusof LatiffTun Fatimah (Maria Menado) is a female warrior of the Kingdom of Malay in the 17th century. She tries to defend the kingdom against the Portuguese despite her contempt for the weak and incompetent ruler Sultan Mahmud (Yusof Latiff).
- DirectorHussain HaniffStarsSalleh MelanYusof LatiffSabri Ahmad
- DirectorB. Narayan RaoStarsSuraya HaronUmmi KalthoumMalik Selamat
- DirectorB. Narayan RaoStarsMak Dara
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeS. ShamsuddinAziz SattarThe first of four 'Bujang Lapok' (Worn Out Bachelor) movies, this movie chronicles the loves and lives of three bachelors living in '50s Singapore.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeSaadiahRahimah AliasA love story about two people who fall in love but are violently torn apart only to be reunited through tragedy again.
- DirectorB.S. RajhansStarsSiput SerawakSuhara Effendi
- DirectorJohn BrahmStarsFred MacMurrayAva GardnerRoland CulverAfter WW2, an American skipper returns to Singapore to retrieve his hidden stash of pearls and finds his lost fiancée who now has amnesia.
- DirectorJamil SulongStarsAhmad MahmudJins ShamsuddinShariff DolA brother and sister are separated when their father is killed by their stepmother. Years later they reunite, seemingly on opposite sides of the law.
- DirectorP. RamleeStarsP. RamleeSaadiahHabsah BuangThe adventures of a prince named Tun Nila Utama, his search for a bride and the subsequent fuss created by her upon arrival at the palace.
- DirectorB. Narayan RaoStarsMaria MenadoMustapha MaarofSalmah AhmadBased on a Malay folklore about a vampire who emerges after the death of a woman during childbirth, the 'pontianak'.
- DirectorDhiresh GhoshStarsAhmad MahmudJins ShamsuddinHashimah YonA warrior by the name of Megat Terawis returns home after years in training. His happy homecoming is marred by ensuing events led by a man hell bent on destroying him and his family.
- DirectorWei LoStarsJins ShamsuddinLandi ChangChok-Chow CheungXhiang a singer in a nightclub was suspected of being kidnapped and hidden. Jefri Zain with the help of Ai Si went to trace where Xhiang disappeared. They suspect that her sister has hidden her because her sister is suspected of being involved with a secret society. Jeff managed to find Xhiang after he accidentally connected with her through the wall they were locked in. Ai Si and his team managed to track down the secret organization's hiding location.
- DirectorJamil SulongStarsAhmad MahmudSarimahAziz JaafarThe film tells the story of Amran being wanted by the police because he is suspected of killing Raju. The police team started tracking Amran because he managed to escape from the scene of the murder. The police searched Amran's house but unfortunately he was not there. After the police left his house, Amran went into his house and wanted to explain the real incident to his father, mother and uncle. But Amran's father did not want to listen to Amran's explanation and kicked him out. Amran was helped by his uncle and hidden in another house. In fact, Amran, Norlida and Taib had rescued and protected Raju from being attacked by members of his group. Raju explains that he is a member of a secret group. He plans to leave the group because he wants to get married. But his group members did not agree and beat and locked up Raju. Raju managed to escape and took away the block/plate to make fake money to be used as evidence and protection. Before Raju's death, he gave 50 cents to Amran. Norlida asks for Major Anuar's help to help Amran from being blamed for Raju's death. Major Anuar wants to find Taib, who is the main witness who witnessed the incident and who fled because of fear. At the same time, Major Anuar and Amran managed to unravel the mystery of the 50 cent coin that Raju had given before his death.