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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 AzmanSharif BabooC.R. BakarThe 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 SerawakAini HayatiNarrating 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 RaoStarsNordin AhmadS.M. HamidMarianiYusof"s (P. Ramlee) parents are killed in a massive factory fire. Hashim, the kind and wealthy factory owner, adopts him and regards him as one of his own children, much to the dismay of his wife. (Hashim already has two kids, Fatimah and Osman.) Yusof is well-liked by his foster sister Fatimah (Rokiah) and they grew up to be lovers. The film takes a melodramatic turn when Hashim dies of sickness, and the malevolent foster mother denies Yusof of his inheritance, bars him from further education, and treats him as a domestic slave. What"s worse, Yusof is separated from his beloved when Fatimah is sent to the city to study in a college. Yusof is elated when he learns of Fatimah and Osman"s return and picks them up at the train station (Tanjong Pagar Railway Station), only to be rebuffed by his peers and foster brother, and ordered like a servant to carry their luggage. Despite the setbacks, Yusof stays committed to Fatimah. In the film"s final moments when Fatimah is dying, Yusof stays by her deathbed, sings her a last tune (in the guise of P. Ramlee), and cradles her dead body, in enigmatic style, up and across the monumental stairs and vast plains at Bukit Batok Hill.