Son of the Vampire

Overview

"Anak Pontianak" aka "Son of Pontianak' in 1958 starring the Shaw studio's leading lady Hashimah Yon and its male heartthrob Jins Shamsuddin. This horror film also featured a host of supernatural beings,besides the Pontianak and her werewolf son there was also a Polong (in the film the creature was shown as a kind of Mr Hyde alter-ego of one of the characters) and a Hantu Ular (Snake Ghost).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1958

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Malay

Countries

Malaysia, Singapore

Production

Shaw Brothers,Malay Film Productions Ltd.

Cast

Hashimah Yon,Saamah,Kemat Hassan,Ahmad Nisfu,S. Kadarisman,Maria Menado,Jins Shamsudin,Aziz Sattar,Malek Sutan Muda,Dayang Sofia

Director

Ramon A. Estella

Writer

S. Hassansahab,Abdul Razak,Ramon A. Estella

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0051356