Movies by Mahmud Jun

Gado Gado

Gado Gado

Wahid provides a brief account of his life beginning with his move to the city in search for employment after persuasion from his girlfriend, Rahmah. He soon finds himself caught in a host of sticky situations as he navigates towards finding steady employment. Gado Gado is one of the 91 sole-surviving Cathay-Keris Malay Classics film titles made during Singapore’s Golden Cinema era from the 1950s to early 1970s, and preserved by the Asian Film Archive. In 2014, the collection was inscribed onto the UNESCO Memory of The World Asia-Pacific R...

Sultan Mahmood Mangkat Di-Julang

Sultan Mahmood Mangkat Di-Julang

Based 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 lead...

Hang Jebat

Hang Jebat

Inspired by a Malay legend about two friends whose relationship is tested by conflicting loyalties.

Bujang Lapok Kembali Daa

Bujang Lapok Kembali Daa

Aziz and Sudin, two old bachelors living together in a rented house, work hard to earn money to support Nasir, Ramli's son, in his pursuit of music studies abroad. Nasir lives with them and aspires to become a famous composer like his late father. One day, while selling goods, Aziz and Sudin witness a robbery and must flee into the forest to escape the robbers. There, they encounter a former Japanese soldier and his two daughters. The fifth installment of the 'Bujang Lapok' series. This film chronicles the struggles they face as they try to...

Tiger Ghost

Tiger Ghost

Produced by Cathay-Keris, this omnibus of three stories (with different directors) was adapted from mystery tales featuring Detective Inspector Latiff (S. Roomai Noor), a character created Pelham Groom, a former British officer and genre writer who settled in Singapore. Latiff’s ‘Watson’ is a female Chinese forensic doctor (Mary Lim), and the first story 'Mud on Her Shoes' hinges on the romance between an English expat and a Malay woman. The second story is the titular 'Hantu Rimau'. The third tale ’Double Knock Out’, heralded as the first d...