Roesia si Pengkor

Roesia si Pengkor rusia si pekor Perfected Spelling Rusia si Pengkor, Indonesian for Secret of the Clubfoot, also known as Hadji Saleh, is a 1939 film from the Dutch East Indies now Indonesia which was directed and produced by The Teng Chun for his Java Industrial Films. Starring Daing, Bissu, and Hadidjah, this blackandwhite film followed a young woman who is saved from deceptive suitors by her beloved and a man known as Si Pengkor.

Roesia si Pengkor was directed and produced by The Teng Chun for his company Java Industrial Film. Cinematography was handled by his brother The Teng Liong, while sound for this blackandwhite film was provided by another The brother, The Teng Hui. The film starred Daing, Bissu, and Hadidjah. Bissu had long worked for JIF, whereas Hadidjah the wife of musician Mas Sardi was a new hire. The story of a masked figure aiding a girl was likely inspired by the earlier production Gagak Item, released by Java Industrial Films rival Tans Film.The completed Roesia si Pengkor two years after the commercial success of DutchIndonesian journalist Albert Balinks Terang Boelan and a year after Tans Films Fatima. Though his earlier works had been oriented at ethnic Chinese audiences, Roesia si Pengkor was targeted at the native population of the Indies. The success of the earlier films convinced him that it presented greater financial opportunities. This emphasis towards native audiences was also shown in advertisements, which repeatedly used the word Indonesia, a word used by nationalists. ........

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