Tan Tjeng Bok

Known for Acting

6/9/1900

Batavia, Dutch East Indies [now Jakarta, Indonesia]

Biography

Tan Tjeng Bok was a veteran Indonesian actor from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Known For (20 credits)

Movie

Gadis Telepon

1983

Sinta's father is dying. On his insistence, Sinta has to marry Roni, though she actually prefers Ricky. Initially, Sinta is grateful to have a husband who is willing to sacrifice for her father's hospital treatment. But Roni turns out to be a pimp, and Sinta is used and sold as a call girl aka “gadis telepon”. The situation becomes intolerable, when Roni's secret is revealed, that he has compromised other girls like Sinta. Sinta stabs her husband. Sinta repents her action in prison.

Movie

Donat the Naïve Hero

1977

Donat becomes a disabled child from an accident during a robbery by Si Item. Si item, a well-known robber baron is feared by the community. As an adult, Donat in his naivety wants to take on the robber group. On one occasion, Donat is trapped and imprisoned by Si Item’s group but he manages to escape. He even rescues a girl who is also kidnapped, Leilah. But before he can do so, Si Item rushes to Leilah’s room. When Item opens the door, Donat, who is right behind it, quickly hits Si Item. Then Donat meets a group of villagers who are against Si Item and becomes a hero.

Movie

Bang Kojak

1977

Parodying the TV police character Kojak, Leman, identifies himself with Kojak by his hat and lollipop, firmly stuck in his cheeks. He tries to help a woman by picking up a package that falls from her bag, and the package is filled with flour that he thinks is morphine. The woman turns out to be a flirtatious widow who wants to become a photo model. All the stories in the film are spoofs, and the suspected bandits reveal themselves as filmmakers.

Movie

Bed for Day, Bed for Night

1976

Karno and Dina, grow up in a large fisherman village, and have carried on an affair till she is pregnant. Embarrassed, they leave for the city. Karno works as a truck driver and Dina becomes a tailor.

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Curious Spirit (Delia)

1975

Susan is often disturbed by a horrifying female ghost, which has weakened her body. Her parents and lover, Charles, who are skeptical at first, eventually look for a shaman who can heal her. Initially the shaman’s spell works but then the ghost switches her target to the sister of Charles, Yuni, and results in her hanging herself. At this moment, Charles is reminded of his ex-girlfriend, Delia, who died by hanging herself out of her desperation because Charles got her pregnant and refused to take responsibility. Later, Delia possesses Susan and scary things start to happen. Veins and faces are slashed, windows and glasses are broken and shattered to pieces. Charles then calls his Koran-reading teacher and he battles the ghost with the sacred passages from the Koran.

8.0

Movie

Tarzan in the City

1974

Darman, his daughter Ida, and Slamet the servant, go into the woods to hunt. Ida was lost when Darman and Slamet are chasing a tiger. Ida ends up in Tarsan's hut. They become close though at first, Tarsan has problems speaking the Indonesian language. Then he agrees to go to the city and learn how to be an urbanite. It is not easy as he is even harassed by Ida’s friends who do not like him.

Movie

Ratu Amplop

1974

Beni, who has been dating Ida for a long time, is now interested in Ratmi, who becomes a queen of a competition by bribing the judges. The director of the biscuits factory where Ratmi works, uses her image as an advertisement for the biscuits. When Ratmi’s pet goat disturbs her neighbour, Ida’s widowed sister, Beni sells the goat and he uses sale’s commission to date Ida. Other comedic incidents are strung together in this generic comedy.

10.0

Movie

Drakula Mantu

1974

Due to being unemployed and facing urgent economic circumstances, Benyamin agrees to be a handyman to repair an old, dilapidated house, which is about to be occupied by someone newly returned from studying in England. It turns out that the house is haunted by many ghosts. These ghosts are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Prince Dracula and his son, who is to be married to the child of one of the ghosts in the house.

Movie

Si Comel

1973

An ugly woman can become beautiful after drinking the blood of 100 snakes.

Movie

Si Rano

1973

Rano (Rano Karno) was separated and lost his father at Jatinegara Station in Jakarta when he got off the train. Luckily, he met a kind-hearted fryer. Amin (Benyamin S), who then took him home.

7.0

Movie

Crazy Desire

1973

A nurse begins working at a retirement home and soon after the residents start turning up dead.

Movie

Warrior of the Seven Well

1971

Harun who cannot stand Mustofa’s repressiveness decides to leave his village to study martial arts. One year later, Harun returns and defends the villagers repressed by Mustofa