Rubber (1936)

Set in a Sumatran plantation, the film focuses on a Dutch newlywed trying adjust to the rough lives in the jungle.

Directors:

Johan De Meester, Gerard Rutten

Writers:

Madelon H. Székely-Lulofs (play) (as Madelon Székely-Lulofs), Gerard Rutten (screenplay)

Stars:

Jules Verstraete, Enny Meunier, Philip Dorn

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jules Verstraete	...	Meesters
Enny Meunier	...	Renée van Laer
Philip Dorn	...	John van Laer (as Frits van Dongen)
Georges Spanelly	...	Ravinsky
Amsy Moina	...	Kiku San
Mien Duymaer Van Twist	...	Mevrouw Stoops (as Wilhelmina Duymaer-van Twist)
Constant van Kerckhoven Jr.	...	Stoops (as Constant van Kerckhoven)
Philippe La Chapelle	...	Van Eekeren
Dolly Mollinger	...	Annet Walendijk
Tony Van Otterloo	...	Joop Walendijk
Elias van Praag	...	Kostman
Jan Hahn	...	Mr. Jackson
Leo de Hartogh	...	Loulou
Mohammad Rasjid	...	Toekimin
Daan Van Olleffen	...	De dokter

Storyline

Set in a Sumatran plantation, the film focuses on a Dutch newlywed trying adjust to the rough lives in the jungle.

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Plot Keywords:

colonialism | one word title | based on play | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

3 September 1936 (Netherlands)

Filming Locations:

Cinetone Studio's, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All that is left of this film is a 63-minute fragment in the archive of the Dutch Filmmuseum.

User Reviews

Rubber

The film is about life in the Dutch East Indies before the 2nd Worldwar. It has a story of a young couple who lives on a rubberplantation in the 1930's. The latex won from the rubber trees is subject to the flow of the international stockmarkets. The men have to work hard and the women live idly in the house, surrounded by an army of servants. As men outnumber women, the pressure on those women is great.

The film lacks a good script. Some scenes are way too long. Sound is poor. The dialogues are hardly audible. The music is of a terrible quality, it hurts the ear. The fact that 20 minutes of the film are lacking, makes the end of it strange.