The story about how Hamid and Jaafar, who worked as farmers and RELA volunteers, together sought the support of the villagers to bring down Jamali, a ruthless and unruly representative of the 'Clean, Efficient and Trusted' people. and promoted Hamid as the new people's representative to replace Jamali. In addition, it tells the current issues of the villagers, urging the people to keep savings in the National Trust, as well as the romance between the Dharma and Rosnah.
Two friends, Dharma, a lift operator and Hamid, a corn seller rent a house next to two girls. Nora and Norlia. The bachelors try to get to know the girls through various comical antics. Ibrahim, the house owner, has an obese wife, Yusni. Initially, Dharma and Hamid do not get along with Ibrahim. Then, they become friends although they sometimes quarrel. The bachelors dream of becoming rich through gambling and gaming activities. Dharma always outwits Hamid who learns to hold his patience.
A young man named Badul often tease naughty young girls in the village and for not having a job, his father persuaded him to apply for and be accepted into the armed forces. During military training many funny events happen and secretly a girl was enamored with the latter.
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 depiction of a local boxing match, was shot in Happy World (later renamed Gay World), one of the night-life amusement parks known as the ‘Worlds’. 'Mud on Her Shoes' directed by L. Krishnan, 'Hantu Rimau' directed by B.N. Rao, 'Double Knock Out' directed by S. Roomai Noor
A village comes alive with fear when a nefarious ‘oily man’ terrorises women in the dead of night. At their wits end, the local police enlist the help of talented police inspector Dasuki to trap and end the oily man’s mischief. Orang Minyak was digitally restored by the Asian Film Archive in 2018 using a 16mm black & white composite release print from its collection.