The Filipino film historian and director Nick Deocampo noted that productions made with nitrate film – such as Terang Boelan – burned easily and were thus easily lost, but suggested that copies of the film may have survived until the 1970s.
Sejarawan film Filipina dan sutradara Nick Deocampo mencatat bahwa produksi yang dibuat dengan film nitrat—seperti Terang Boelan—dapat terbakar dengan mudah dan dengan demikian mudah hilang, namun menyatakan bahwa salinan film dapat bertahan sampai 1970-an.