Who Is Right, Who Is Wrong

At Trok Saphan Yao in Bang Rak, two feuding neighbors—Mr. Mang Mangkorn and Police Lance Corporal Jun Chaoprong—live side by side. They are constantly at odds: Jun enjoys singing and performing, which greatly annoys Mang, who is already stressed over his debts. As a result, they frequently quarrel. Yet, as if fate is playing a trick on them, their children end up falling in love.
While Mang is desperately trying to find a way to repay his creditor, Tao Kae Ngieb, a lawyer named Khlong comes to see him with unexpected news: Mang has inherited 20,000 baht from Mrs. Sombun Phokasap (also known as Mrs. Maen Mangkorn), his grandmother. At the same time, Tao Kae Ngieb arrives at Mang’s house to demand repayment of both principal and interest. Upon hearing from Khlong that Mang has just come into wealth, greed overtakes him, and he hires a man named Laem to rob Mang’s house that very night.
Jiad, the son of Police Lance Corporal Jun—who is in love with Bunmee, Mang’s daughter—happens to overhear the robbery plan. He rushes to warn Mang but is driven away before he can explain. Jiad then begs his father to help arrest Laem. Unable to resist his son’s persistence, Jun agrees. That night, as planned, Laem breaks into Mang’s house. Jun and Jiad lie in wait, and once Laem enters, they successfully capture him.
At that very moment, Khlong arrives in a panic to inform Mang that there has been a mistake—the inheritance actually belongs to Jun. Despite this, Jun, who never truly bore any hatred toward Mang, generously shares half of the inheritance with him. Deeply moved by Jun’s kindness, Mang realizes his past resentment was misplaced. From then on, the two families reconcile and live in harmony.
Release date: November 30, 1939
Screened at: Sala Chalermkrung
Format: Black-and-white film with sound on 35 mm film