Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman

Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman Malay for Pah Wongso the Righteous Warrior is a 1941 detective film from the Dutch East Indies now Indonesia. The first production by Star Film, it was produced by Jo Eng Sek and featured camerawork by Cho Chin Hsin. Starring L. V. Wijnhamer, Jr., Elly Joenara, and Mohamad Arief, it followed the social worker Pah Wongso as he investigated a murder to clear his protgs name.

Pah Wongso is a nut seller, social worker, and schoolmaster who lives in Batavia and takes care of the local poor. One day, his young protg Wisnoe saves the life of a young woman named Siti when she is almost hit by a carriage. In thanks, her father Haji Abdullah gives Wisnoe a job at his rice mill. Wisnoes zeal and diligence quickly make him stand out from his fellow employees, and he begins to woo Siti, who returns his affections.However, Wisnoes cousin Bardja is envious of his newfound success. A gambler who frequents prostitutes, Bardja is smitten with Siti, who does not love him. Hoping to eliminate his competition, Bardja hires some thugs to kill Wisnoe this attempt fails, and Bardjas financial situation becomes increasingly desperate. He decides to steal from his rich uncle, but is caught in the act. In the ensuing struggle, he kills the older man, then frames Wisnoe for the murder. ........

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