Anang, Saman and Ahmad are three best friends from a village in Subang. Anang and Ahmad fall in love with Saman's sister, Hasanah. When the call for enrollment in Heiho (army troops formed by Japanese) is announced, Anang and Saman register themselves but Ahmad does not. Anang is accepted as a soldier. When the village people welcome the Heiho, Ahmad commits theft. Hasanah's heart leans more and more towards Anang, and she yearns for his return.
Featuring the clash between modern thinking against traditional conservatism, the story has the troubled romance between the noble princess, RA Rusmini, and the peasant, Bachtiar. This film ends with compromise, that there is nothing wrong with either modernity or tradition.
The people of Motaro live in prosperity. The beauty of the island, Fatima, is romantically involved with Idris, a fisherman's son. This ideal relationship is disrupted when Ali, who always boasts about his wealth, steps in. When Ali gives Fatima a ring, she forwards it to Idris instead. It is the same ring that leads the police to come to the island to capture Ali who is actually heading a gang of criminals.
Rohaya (Roekiah) must separate from her lover, Kasim (Rd Mochtar), so that she can marry her father's choice, the disreputable but rich Musa (Eddie T. Effendi). The night before the wedding, Kasim plays the song "Terang Boelan" for Rohaya, and they agree to elope. The following day, Rohaya and Kasim escape from Sawoba Island to Malacca, where Kasim begins work at a drydock and Rohaya keeps busy as a housewife. They discover that Kasim's old friend, Dullah (Kartolo), has lived in Malacca for some time.