Artistic direction and some of the screenwriting was handled by Mannus Franken, an avant-garde documentary filmmaker from the Netherlands, whom Balink had brought to the Indies.
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During this period cinemas in the country mainly showed Hollywood productions.
In 1935 Mochtar was cast in the leading role of Mahmud in Albert Balink's film Pareh.
Pareh |
The Teng Chun continued releasing films based on Chinese legends until 1937, a year after Albert Balink's Pareh changed domestic perceptions of profitable film storylines.