Complex sentence: This revived the faltering film industry in the Indies and inspired native-oriented movies in Malaya; several such films stuck closely to "Terang Boelan" formula of songs, beautiful scenery, and romance.
Split into simpler sentences: This revived the faltering film industry in the Indies and inspired native-oriented movies in Malaya. Several of the films which followed stuck closely to "Terang Boelan" formula of songs, beautiful scenery, and romance.