Bunga Roos dari Cikembang

(title translation: The Rose from Cikembang)

See Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang. Similar to a film with the same title that was produced in 1931, the only modifications are the changes in the character’s names. For example, Oh Ay Cheng is changed to Wiranta, and Gwat Nio is changed to Salmah.

Wiranta manage Gunung Mulia plantation in West Java. When he falls ill, he is treated by Marsiti, his maid. They fall in love and, when the rain pour, having sex. The next day, Bratanata, Wiranta’s father, tells Wiranta that he would be married to Salmah, the daughter of  Kartawinata, the owner of Gunung Mulia. Wiranta disagree, but eventually marries Salmah,  after Marsiti is expelled by Bratanata. The marriage initially does not go smoothly, so that they are separated. However, they can improve their relationship and blessed with a daughter, Lily. Twenty years later, Wiranta falls ill again. His last request: to be introduced to the man who would become Lily’s husband. Because her boyfriend is out of town, Lily ask for help from Tatang, whom  she just has known a little while, to pretend to be her future husband. Wiranta is very happy to see Tatang, who is polite and attentive. Eventually he is recovered, while Lily falls in love with Tatang and breaks her boyfriend. However, before the marriage, Lily dies in a car accident. Some time later, Tatang decides to study in the United States. Before leaving, he visits the family estate in Cikembang. There, she finds a girl who is very much like Lily. After he fails to pursue the girl called the Rose from Cikembang, Tatang is back to Cikembang with Wiranta. They are told by Tirta, a former Wiranta’s footman, that the girl named Roosminah, the daughter of Wiranta with Marsiti. Marsiti himself had died and was buried in Cikembang. Wiranta visit the grave of her lover, then dies after his illness relapse. Her spirit is ushered into heaven by Marsiti’s spirit.