Satay (1958) (with English subtitles) (a K. M. Basker film classic starring Eddy Ali)

Directed by K. M. Basker
Produced by Cathay-Keris
In Malay
Starring: Wahid Satay, Salmah Ahmad, Aiddie Ali (Eddy Ali)

'Satay' is a charming comedy film about parental responsibility, familial love and the acceptance of social differences. ‘Satay’ is also the name of its lead actor Wahid Satay. Cathay Organisation head Loke Wan Tho had advised him to adopt his screen name after he gained popularity performing the role of a singing satay-seller in the Pontianak films; his real name is Abdul Wahid bin Haji Ahmad.

But in this film, ‘Satay’ is the name of the lead child character (performed by the adorable 3-year old Aiddie Ali). He is an orphan who is under the care of Tok Ali, a carpenter who discovers that he may be dying from tuberculosis. Tok Ali decides to find Satay the orphan a new foster father and goes scouting for one at a park. Meanwhile, Kamil (Wahid Satay) has just broken up with his girlfriend Fatimah (Salmah Ahmad) because his rich parents found her to be of an inferior class and unsuitable for their son. A distraught Kamil drives about in his convertible. He wanders to the park where Tok Ali singles Kamil out as the potential foster father and points him out to Satay, telling him that Kamil is his biological father. Satay marches up to Kamil: “I want to go with you, Daddy!”

However reluctant, Kamil can’t bear to reject the 'advances' of an innocent-looking kid, especially under the accusing eyes of the crowd at the park. Kamil then takes Satay for a spin around the Singapore city, as he ponders over reservations about his newly-acquired fatherhood. As the story progresses, Fatimah, Kamil's family and friends establish individual bonds with Satay and get drawn into speculations as to who he really is and who should have a claim over him.

Film locations: MacRitchie Reservoir; Esplanade Park (Queen Elizabeth Walk); Mountbatten Road and Geylang River; Dakota Crescent (Old Airport) Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) Flats; Beach Road & Alhambra Theatre; North Bridge Road & Odeon Cinema; New Bridge Road & Majestic Theatre; Orchard Road & Cathay Cinema/Building; King George V Jubilee Park, Van Kleef Aquarium, Fort Canning Hill; private housing estate in the vicinity of Goodman Road, Mountbatten Estate; junction of Goodman Road and Wilkinson Road; outside a double-storey modern-style bungalow (110, Wilkinson Road)
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