Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman (Malay for Pah Wongso the Righteous
Warrior) is a 1941 detective film from the Dutch East Indies (now
Indonesia). It follows the schoolmaster and social worker Pah Wongso as
he investigates a murder to clear his protégé's name. The first
release by Star Film, it featured camerawork by Cho' Chin Hsin and was
produced by Jo Eng Sek, who had previously produced Si Tjonat. It stars
Pah Wongso (born Louis Wijnhamer), Elly Joenara, and Mohamad Arief. The
first film of its genre to be produced in the Indies, Pah Wongso
Pendekar Boediman was made to capitalize on the popularity of Wijnhamer
and Hollywood characters such as Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto. Released in
April 1941 to popular acclaim, it had a mixed critical reception; the
reviewer Saeroen suggested that its success was entirely because of its
star's renown. Pah Wongso Tersangka, a sequel, was released later that
year, but this film may now be lost.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pah_Wongso_Pendekar_Boediman>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1862:
American Civil War: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside
suffered severe casualties against entrenched Confederate defenders at
the Battle of Fredericksburg in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fredericksburg>
1928:
The premiere of An American in Paris, a jazz-influenced
orchestral piece by George Gershwin, took place at Carnegie Hall in New
York City.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_in_Paris>
1960:
With Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia, out of the
country, four conspirators staged a coup attempt and installed Crown
Prince Asfaw Wossen as the new Emperor.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Ethiopian_coup_attempt>
2001:
The Parliament of India was attacked by five gunmen, resulting
in 12 deaths, including those of the perpetrators.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Indian_Parliament_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
plaque:
1. (countable) Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used
for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab,
etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person,
such as a brooch.
2. (countable) A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a
building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or
an event.
3. (countable, biology) A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a
virus.
4. (countable, music) In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any
flat, thin musical instrument.
5. (countable, pathology) A broad patch of abnormal tissue
distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad papule
(“inflamed, irritated patch”) on the skin.
6. (countable, uncountable, pathology) An abnormal accumulation of
material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.
7. (countable, uncountable, pathology) An accumulation in artery walls
made up of macrophage cells and debris containing lipids, (cholesterol
and fatty acids), calcium, and connective tissue; an atheroma.
8. (uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on
teeth.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plaque>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples'
cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the
very survival of an interdependent world.
--Aga Khan IV
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aga_Khan_IV>