Pahit-Pahit Manis ("Bitter Sweet") is a 1952 Indonesian romantic comedy directed by L. Inata [id] and produced for the Banteng Film Corporation.
Starring Titien Sumarni, Chatir Harro, Turino Djunaedy [id], and S. Poniman, it follows a man named Ariffien as he attempts to woo his boss' daughter but falls for another woman.
Ariffien asks his housemate, the newlywed Bachtiar (Chatir Harro), to take his wife on a date while his boss is over; he fears that his prospective father-in-law will take issue with a woman living at his home.
Night falls, and Ariffien and Bachtiar are surprised to find a car broken down in front of their home, leaving a young woman named Fatmah (Titien Sumarni) stranded with her driver.
[3] Inata and Sumarni were soon hired by Djamaluddin Malik's Persari, later respectively directing and starring in the company's 1953 film Lagu Kenangan.