The black-and-white film starred Dhalia and Soerip as orphaned sisters trying to make a living in the colonial capital of Batavia (now Jakarta) before moving to Kudus to work at a clove cigarette factory.

Shot on location at an orphanage and two factories in central Java, Panggilan Darah was a modest commercial success in the Indies and Singapore.

Orphaned sisters Dhalia and Soerip (themselves) leave their village in an attempt to make a living in the colonial capital of Batavia (now Jakarta).

Iskak's wife regrets her earlier treatment of the girls and repents, treating them splendidly and supporting Dhalia's plans to open an orphanage.

[1] Panggilan Darah was the directorial debut of Sutan Usman Karim, commonly known as Suska, a journalist and former member of the touring theatrical group Bolero under Andjar Asmara.

[13] An anonymous review in the Surabaya-based daily Soerabaijasch Handelsblad found the film "something special"[d] and praised Soerip's spontaneity in her role.

[10] Biran wrote that lower-class audiences enjoyed the film's music, while the intelligentsia scoffed at the idea that a factory supervisor would bring a guitar to work.

[6] Unable to recoup its expenses, Oriental later merged into the Dutch-owned Multi Film and ceased producing works of fiction.

[14] Suska left the company and joined The Teng Chun's Java Industrial Film, for which he directed Ratna Moetoe Manikam.