The Unknown Singer [المغني المجهول] (Mohammed Al Kahlawi) - (1946) Egyptian oversize poster

The Unknown Singer [al-moghani al-maghul] (1946) - (Mohammed Al Kahlawi) original Egyptian 33x45 stone litho film poster

Pictured is a first printing of a 33.5" x 45" Egyptian stone lithograph poster made by an unknown designer to promote the 105-minute Mostafa Hassan black-and-white film The Unknown Singer [al-moghani al-maghul] starring Mohammed Al Kahlawi based on an idea by Mohammed Al Kahlawi with screenplay and dialogue by Abu Seoud El-Ibiary and cinematography by Mostafa Hassan. Plot summary: Mohammad and Shafiq grew up together. Shafiq became an engineer while Mohammad was unable to finish school and became a skilled decorator. Mohammad also had a beautiful voice and was able to record his singing for radio broadcasts. Mahasen, Shafiq's cousin, loved Mohammad and he reciprocated, but Shafiq also loved her. When Mohammad proposed to Mahasen her father refused to allow it because he wanted her to marry Shafiq. However when Mohammad won a prize for his singing he became an important person and Mahasen's father changed his mind and allowed the marriage.

Cast and crew: Mostafa Hassan, Mohammed Al Kahlawi, Amira Amir, Aziza Amir, Abu Seoud El-Ibiary, Choukoukou, Hassan Fayek, Bechara Wakim, Hagar Hamdi, Fakher Fakher, Souraya Fakhry, Abdel Hamid Zaki, Naima Gamal, Soad Hussein, Mousa Helmy, Abbas Ahmed, Gaber Ahmed, Abbas Hassan

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The Marital Obedience Dwelling [بيت الطاعة] (Youssef Wahby) - (1960)

The Marital Obedience Dwelling [beyt al-ta'a] (Youssef Wahby) - (1960) Egyptian film poster

Pictured is a 27" x 39" Egyptian promotional poster designed by Hassan Mazhar Gasour to promote the 1953 101-minute Youssef Wahby black-and-white musical comedy The Marital Obedience Dwelling [beyt al-ta'a] starring Youssef Wahby based on story and screenplay by Youssef Wahby with cinematography by Mostafa Hassan. Plot summary: In this domestic battle of the sexes comedy there is harsh bickering between husband Gamil Rushdy [Youssef Wahby] and wife Fekiya [Hoda Soltan]. The husband insults his wife and their life becomes such an unbearable hell that the husband uses an obedience cane on his wife. This only makes matters worse so they go to a judge. The wife demands a divorce and the husband demands that she live with him in a marital obedience dwelling. The judge sides with the husband and orders the wife to obey her husband and live in a special obedience dwelling where she must do as he directs. The wife complies and goes to the obedience dwelling (a special apartment that has been rented and furnished for the purpose with such things as signs that read "relatives are scorpions" and "down with my mother-in-law") along with her mother [Marie Munib], who was the reason for most of the bickering. The husband works on refining his wife and the mother-in-law learns not to interfere in her daughter's affairs. Peace is restored, the disagreements between them disappear and love and happiness replace the disputes that were ruining their lives.

Cast and crew: Youssef Wahby, Hoda Soltan, Ismail Yasseen, Farid Shawqi, Marie Munib, Zouzou Mady, Mostafa Hassan, Hagar Hamdi, Fakher Fakher, Hussein El-Meliguy, Shafik Noureddin, Amina Kheyri, Hassan el Baroudi, Mohamed Sabih, Gamalat Zayed, Abdel Aziz Badawi

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The Unmarried Mother [الآنسة ماما] (Sabah) - (1950)

The Unmarried Mother [al-anisa mama] (Sabah) - (1950) Egyptian film poster

Pictured is a 27" x 39" undated rerelease Egyptian poster designed by Wahib Fahmy to promote the 1950 117-minute Helmy Rafla black-and-white musical The Unmarried Mother [al-anisa mama] starring Sabah based on story, screenplay and dialogue by Abu Seoud El-Ibiary with cinematography by Bruno Salvi. Plot summary: A girl named Nimra who loved to sing [Sabah] fell in love with a famous musician named Monir Yousri [Muhammad Fawzi]. When Monir began preparing an operetta Nimra competed to be in it and won a place for herself. Monir's father [Suleiman Naguib] liked her and began courting her but at the same time he sensed her feelings for his son. To make Monir jealous Nimra made an agreement with his father that he would claim they had agreed to marry. This shocked Monir. At first Monir's father doted on Nimra but he ultimately had no alternative but to acknowledge their feelings for each other and support their marriage.

Cast and crew: Sabah, Muhammad Fawzi, Ismail Yasseen, Helmy Rafla, Bruno Salvi, Hagar Hamdi, Zeinat Sedki, Salah Mansour, Abu Seoud El-Ibiary, Suleiman Naguib, Mohamed Kamal al-Masri, Hussein Ibrahim, Soad Ahmed, Fahmy Aman, Saleha Qasin

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Abu Halmoos ابو حلموس (Naguib Al Rihani) - (1947) Egyptian rerelease one-sheet

Abu Halmoos (1947) - (Naguib Al Rihani) Egyptian rerelease one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Ahmed Fouad for an undated rerelease of the 1947 Ibrahim Helmi film Abu Halmoos based on a screenplay by Ibrahim Helmi, cinematography by Sammy Brill and starring Naguib Al Rihani as Shahata Effendi. Plot summary: As the film begins Shahata Effendi is working as an accountant in a shop that sells birds, which makes him angry about his life and his work, but he tolerates the owner of the shop Alfaz. He is only working for him until he receives a letter with news of his acceptance in a new job as an accountant for mortmain properties. However he discovers account speculation by the overseer of the mortmain accounts, although the mortmain overseer is able to get coverage for his thefts. Shahata becomes acquainted with the daughter of the mortmain overseer and falls in love with her. However she ridicules his love for her when he becomes the latest employee working for her father. While he is asking her to marry him he leaves her and does not have the courage to raise the subject of marriage with her father. The daughter of the mortmain overseer makes plans to marry Shahata while he retains his position as her father's latest employee. A dancer claims she has given birth to a boy who was the son of the mortmain overseer and she has left the boy with him. Everyone knows there was a boy named Halmoos but they do not know who were his mother and father. The daughter of the mortmain overseer learnes about this incident and claims she was the boy's mother by Shahata. Shahata suddenly comes upon this Halmoos and while the mortmain overseer is protesting the marriage Shahata reminds him of his theft of time and his forging of account signatures. The father is obliged to agree to the marriage. However the daughter of the mortmain overseer tells Shahata Effendi the truth and he is touched by it. He feels like leaving the boy with her and the people. However the days pass and Shahata Effendi wins the lottery and becomes rich. He trades it for a relationship with the family of the mortmain overseer. The mortmain overseer's daughter loves him and he is happy to marry her.

Cast and Crew: Wali Eddine Sameh, Ibrahim Helmi, Naguib Al Rihani, Hagar Hamdi, Abbas Fares, Hassan Fayek, Marie Munib, Zuzu Shakeeb, Badei Khayri, Mohamed Kamal al-Masri, Ferdoos Mohammed, Mohammad al-Dib, Lola Sedki, Stefan Rosti, Victoria Habiqa, Sammy Brill

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