Original film title: Samarang Re-released as Shark Woman in 1940. Directed by Ward Wing Written by Lori Bara (story) Silent Film Starring: A.V. Cockle, Theresa Seth, Mamounah Produced by B.F. Zeidman Productions Year of release: 1933 Film Locations: Coastal kampong in Singapore   WHEN SAMARANG – a Hollywood-produced silent fiction movie about a Malay fishing village’s pearl divers – was first released in the theatres, it was touted and advertised as “Malaya’s first sensational thriller filmed entirely in Singapore with local […]

Categories: Narrative Feature, Silent Film, U.S.A. • Tags: East Coast, Kampong, Kampong Hajijah, Kampong Siglap, Katong, Lori Bara, Low Pui-kim, Malay fishing village, Samarang, Shark Woman, Siglap, Singapore, Ward Wing, 刘贝锦, 新客