MORE ON PRE-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES: ROSA DEL ROSARIO, MARY WALTER, FLORENTINO BALLECER, RITA RICA, MANUEL BARBEYTO, ANDRES GUEVARA, RUDY CONCEPCION, TOR VILLANO, TAITA SARI IN "ANG BUHOK NI ESTER" (1936)

The Tribune, January 14, 1936---

The much-heralded cinema version of Aurelio Tolentino's famous novel, '"Ang Buhok ni Ester," is opening tomorrow at the Fox Theater after having reaped the plaudits of Manila newspapermen and the members of the board of censors for motion pictures who previewed it. 

"Ang Buhok ni Ester" ushers in a new era in the making of talking pictures in the country. The hitherto virgin field of the Tagalog classics is for the first time invaded by the movies, and we may expect that it is the harbinger of a new day for local literature.

"Ang Buhok ni Ester" is a story of a rich family in Central Luzon who is subjected to blackmail by a band of outlaws headed by a relative of a family. Into this puzzle is thrown in a love story that is unique because it demands life itself, to satisfy its desire.

A delicately woven plot has been utilized to good mesure by Director Agapito R. Conchu who has produced a story very faithful to the novel itself.

The movie starred Rosa del Rosario, Mary Walter, Florentino Ballecer, Rita Rica, Manuel Barbeyto, Andres Buevara, Rudy Concepcion, Tor Villano, Taita Sari.

"Ang Buhok ni Ester" (1936)

Filippine Films

Release Date January 15, 1936/ Fox Theater

Direction Agapito R. Conchu

Cast Rosa del Rosario, Mary Walter, Florentino Ballecer, Rita Rica, Manuel Barbeyto, Andres Buevara, Rudy Concepcion, Tor Villano, Taita Sari