Though they have a daughter, their life together is unhappy, and ultimately Goan Tek accuses of Han Nio of stealing from him and runs her out of the house.
However, before he can have his revenge, Han Nio's brother Eng Swan – the real thief – shoots Goan Tek, killing him.
[1] Gadis jang Terdjoeal was produced and directed by The Teng Chun for his company, Java Industrial Film.
Following Albert Balink's Pareh (Rice) in 1936, The realized the potential of native audiences and began directing works with more modern stories which suited their interests, although characters remained Chinese.
[3] As such, American visual anthropologist Karl G. Heider suggests that all Indonesian films from before 1950 are lost.