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Curse of the Oily Man
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Curse of the Oily Man

1958-04-20 · 91 min · ★ 7.0

Action · Mystery · Horror

A deformed hunchback is given a second chance at life, but then he breaks the rules of his benefactor and is transformed into a horrific monster.

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Directors
P. Ramlee
Production companies
Malay Film Productions Ltd., Shaw and Sons
Countries
Malaysia, Singapore
Status
Released

Top Cast

P. RamleeP. RamleeSi Bongkok
Daeng IdrisBang Selamat
Ali Rahman
Salleh KamilSalleh Kamil
Malek Sutan MudaMalek Sutan Muda
Haji MahadiHaji Mahadi
Shariff DolShariff Dol
Salbiah
M. Rafee
Fatimah Osman
Rahmah RahmatRahmah Rahmat
Ahmad Chetti
Raja Hamidah
Mustarjo
Nyong Ismail
Ahmad Ghani
Rokiah Hashim
Pranic Pramut
Mariion Willis
Sri Dewi

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