Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Inc. Motion Picture Division Island of Yesterday: Sumatra, Dutch West Indies, The (1920)
Goodyear's own film about its rubber plantations on the island of Sumatra, depicting Sumatra's culture in a highly patronizing and racist fashion.
Producer: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Inc., Motion Picture Division
Sponsor: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Inc.
Audio/Visual: Si, B&W
Keywords: Indonesia
Thanks. Javanese "coolies" in the rubber plantation North Sumatra
TheDGirsang 1 year ago
those definitelt are not sumatra culture,,,obviously those are javanese people's with their wayang puppet's and dance!
rizkibalki 1 year ago
Sumatra was not part of the Dutch WEST Indies (Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Surinam, Saba, St Martin, St. Eustatius) but part of the Dutch EAST Indies (Indonesia)
djutrecht 2 years ago