The Oily Man (1958)

Horror
Mystery
Romance
Music

A village comes alive with fear when a nefarious ‘oily man’ terrorises women in the dead of night. At their wits end, the local police enlist the help of talented police inspector Dasuki to trap and end the oily man’s mischief. Orang Minyak was digitally restored by the Asian Film Archive in 2018 using a 16mm black & white composite release print from its collection.

Cast

Salmah Ahmad
M. Amin
Dasuki
Dato' S. Roomai Noor
Nordin Ahmad
Mariam Baharom
M Musalmah
D Dollah Sarawak
Mahmud Jun
Y Yem
Kuswadinata
R Raja Ismail

Crew

Director
L L. Krishnan
Screenplay
L L. Krishnan
Dialogue
H Hamzah
Music
Y Yusof B.
Film Processor
K Kang Kee Chye
Sound Supervisor
C Chua Hung Boon
Sound Recordist
J Jamil Rais
Sound Recordist
W Wan Lim Chye
Editor
Hussein Haniff
Art Direction
J J.S. Antony
Assistant Director
M. Amin
Assistant Camera
A A. Rahman
Sound Assistant
T Tan Beng Sim
Assistant Editor
G George Peterson
Continuity
T Tan Peng Suan
Art Department Assistant
R Ramalingam
Art Department Assistant
K K. Rajoo
Director of Photography
T Tsin Ming Chin
Director of Photography
H Han Kai Juan
Production Executive
W W.S. Hoalim
Production Manager
E E.B. David
Producer
Ho Ah Loke