
The music score in this film is performed by Oriental Novelty Five, a Hawaiian music group.
Directed by Njoo Cheong Seng, Zoebaida leans on a strong ensemble — Fifi Young, Soerip, Aisah — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1940.
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Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl.
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