This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster for the 1956 musical Girls Today
written and directed by Henry Barakat, music by Mohamed
Abdel Wahab and starring Abdel Halim Hafez as Khaled. Plot summary:
Salwa [Magda] and Laila [Amal Farid] are sisters with vastly different
personalities. Salwa is quiet and polite while Laila is extroverted
and cheerful. Khaled gets into a romance with Laila, which brings out
their differences. Khaled soon turns his attention to Laila's sister
Salwa, but his artist friend Fathy [Ahmed Ramzy] is also attracted to
her.
Cast and crew: Henry Barakat, Youssef Issa, Abdel Halim Hafez,
Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Magda, Ahmed Ramzy, Amal Farid, Seraj Munir,
Soraya Fakhry, Fathiya Shahin, Kariman, Abdel Azim Kamel, Hussain
Ismail, Mokhtar El Sayed, Ahmed Khorshid
This is a 24" x 36" Egyptian poster designed by Ragheb for the 1938
film Long Live Love written and directed by Mohammed Karim and
starring Mohamed Abdel Wahab as Mohammad Fathy. Plot summary:
Mohammad Fathy rented a new apartment where one of the windows
happened to face the palace of Taher Pasha, the father of Nadia [Laila
Mourad]. There was a misunderstanding between Fathy and Nadia when he
suspected her of throwing rocks at his balcony, which angered her.
Then he discovered she was the daughter of the sister of his boss at
the Bank of Egypt and that a little girl had been throwing the rocks.
He followed her on a train to Alexandria so he could apologize, and
they fell in love. Fathy decided to marry Nadia. He discovered his
father knew her father Taher Pasha so he called him to get him to
set up an agreement. Nadia's father returned from his trip and
Nadia was surprised to learn he had agreed to her marriage to a rich
boy. Naturally she did not know about Fathy's wealth and she refused
to marry this wealthy boy, but when she discovered he was Fathy they
married.
Cast and crew: Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Laila Mourad, Mohammed Karim,
Abbas Allam, Mohammed Abdel Koudouss, Abdel Moniem Ismail, Zouzou
Mady, Bechara Wakim, Abdel Warith Assir, Abdel Waress
Assar, Mohammad Fadel, Amin Wahba
This is an Egyptian poster designed by an uknown artist to promote the
1944 Mohammad Karim Film Bullet in the Heart AKA Un plomb au
coeur starring Mohamed Abdel Wahab as Mohsen, Raqiya Ibrahim as
Fifi based on story, screenplay and dialogue by Tewfik El-Hakim with
cinematograpy by Mohamed Abdel Azim. Plot summary: Mohsen was an
irresponsible but charming and talented young man working in a
ministry office, whose affairs were quite disorganized. It was well
known that he was always in debt. He met a girl named Fifi [Raqiya Ibrahim] at the
Groppi shop whose charm and beauty attracted him. When he went to
Dr. Sami [Seraj Munir] to borrow five pounds he told him about this
remarkable woman. Later he met her when visiting his friend Dr. Sami and
they sang the famous duet Hakim Oyoun. He discovered Fifi was
Dr. Sami's fiancee and avoided her after that. When Mohsen apologized
to Sami, he bought him an expensive engagement ring that cost more
than what his mother had left him, at a time when he needed money
badly to prevent repossession of the furniture in his home, but he
resigned himself to the repossession. Fifi learned of the
repossession and pawned the ring to prevent it. Sami learned about
what happened and confirmed that his betrothed was indeed the Groppi
girl. He left her to go her own way out of generosity to Mohsen, who
ended up winning her.
This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Hassan Mazhar Gasour
for an undated rerelease of the 1938 film Long Live Love
written and directed by Mohammed Karim and starring Mohamed Abdel
Wahab as Mohammad Fathy. Plot summary: Mohammad Fathy rented a new
apartment where one of the windows happened to face the palace of
Taher Pasha, the father of Nadia. There was a misunderstanding between
Fathy and Nadia when he suspected her of throwing rocks at his
balcony, which angered her. Then he discovered she was the daughter
of the sister of his boss at the Bank of Egypt and that a little girl
had been throwing the rocks. He followed her on the train to
Alexandria so he could apologize and they fell in love. Fathy decided
to marry Nadia. He discovered his father knew her father Taher Pasha
so he called him to get him to arrange for an agreement. Nadia's
father returned from his trip and Nadia was surprised to learn he had
agreed to her marriage to a rich boy. Naturally she did not know
about Fathy's wealth and she refused to marry this wealthy boy, but
when she discovered he was Fathy they married.
Cast and crew: Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Laila Mourad, Mohammed Karim, Abbas Allam,
Mohammed Abdel Koudouss, Abdel Moniem Ismail, Zouzou Mady, Laila
Mourad, Bechara Wakim, Abdel Warith Assir, Abdel Waress Assar,
Mohammad Fadel, Amin Wahba
This is an undated rerelease Egyptian poster made to promote the 1948
Anwar Wagdi 123-minute black-and-white film Amber [anbar]
starring Laila Mourad as Amber based on a story by Mohamed Kamel
Hassan with screenplay and dialogue by Anwar Wagdi and cinematography
by Abdelhalim Nasr. Plot summary: Reshwan Basha [Abdel Waress Assar]
is on a sickbed surrounded by family members. They are treating him
quite harshly and refusing to give him water. They have his only
daughter Amber [Laila Mourad] locked in the mansion bedroom. They are
doing these things to force the Basha to tell them where he has hidden
his wealth, which they desire. Anwar [Anwar Wagdi], owner of the Gold
Star Casino, arrives with his attorney Hassan [Hassan Fayek]. While
they are waiting to see the Basha, Anwar suddenly hears a sweet
melodious voice coming from the bedroom. He looks through a panel in
the door and sees Amber singing. After a short conversation with her,
he finds himself surrounded by the members of the gang that wants
Reshwan Basha's wealth. He tells them that he and his attorney Hassan
have come to buy the clothing of Reshwan Basha's late wife. The gang
agrees to sell him the clothing. These garments include a dress Amber
once wore. After Anwar and Hassan leave the gang members take Amber
and her sick old nanny to the bedside of Reshwan Basha, who is about
to die. They leave Amber with her father according to his wishes.
The Basha tells his secret to his daughter while the men in the gang
are eavesdropping outside. The Basha tells his daughter Amber he
married her mother against the wishes of his family, who fought him
throughout the years of the marriage; he was sure they were going to
fight his daughter after he died. This unhappy situation had led him
to sell all of his property and use the money to buy jewelry. He put
the jewels in a chest and hid it. He drew a map to its location and
sewed the map into the collar of a black silk evening dress, the same
dress Amber used to wear when she sang, and the same one Anwar has
purchased. Amber collapses in tears as the members of the gang rush
to the Gold Star Casino, which is a westernized nightclub where the
orchestra, led by Anwar as its trumpet player, plays jazz standards
such as Benny Goodman's I Found a New Baby. These melodies are
mixed with performances by Laila Mourad and others of show tunes
composed by Mohamed Abdel Wahab, some in the style of Western jazz,
others with Egyptian scales and rhythms. Anwar tries to persuade
Horia [Zeinat Sedki], a woman singer in his troupe, to wear the dress
he has purchased, but she vehemently refuses. During the argument the
hidden map comes out of the collar of the dress; Anwar gives it to
Hassan, not knowing its value. After he learns what it is, he and
Amber evade the gang, eventually make their way back to the mansion
and find the hidden chest of jewels. This discovery is followed by a
fight with the covetous gang, then a gala celebratory marriage between
Anwar and Amber.
Cast and crew: Laila Mourad, Anwar Wagdi, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Abdelhalim Nasr, Mohamed Kamel Hassan, Bechara Wakim, Hassan Fayek, Said Abu Bakr, Ismail Yasseen, Mahmoud Choukoukou, Elias Moadab, Stephan Rosti, Farid Shawqi, Reyad El Kasabgy, Zeinat Sedki, Abdel Moneim Ismail, Aziz Osman, Abdel Waress Assar
Pictured is a 27" x 39" undated rerelease Egyptian film poster
designed by Hassan Mazhar Gasour to promote the 1935 120-minute
Mohammad Karim black-and-white -film Love's Tears [demou'
al-hob] starring Mohamed Abdel Wahab based on a screenplay by Mohamed
Karim from the 1832 Alphonse Karr novel Sous les tilleuls
[Under the Lime Trees] with dialogue by Abdel Waress Assar and Mustafa
Lutfi al-Manfaluti and cinematography by Georges Benoit. Plot summary:
Mohammad Fakri [Mohamed Abdel Wahab] was a talented artist who met
Nawal [Negat Ali] while he was working on his Uncle Desouqi's farm.
They fell in love. He was transferred to Cairo to work as a music
teacher and they exchanged letters while he lived at the home of Uncle
Desouqi [Abdel Waress Assar]. He told his friend Helmy [Soleiman
Naguib], who was traveling to the farm to see her, everything that had
happened between him and Nawal. Uncle Desouqi died and left 20
feddans of land. Mohammad went to the farm to marry Nawal and was
surprised to find that Helmy had proposed to her. Nawal refused
Mohammad, married Helmy and went to Paris with him. Mohammad became a
famous musician while things got worse for Helmy because he was a
gambler, and he died in an accident. Nawal tried to go back to
Mohammad but he refused her and she decided to drown herself.
Mohammad had a change of heart and sang to Nawal the song "O You Who
Are Sleeping Beneath the Ground."
Cast and crew: Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Nagat Ali, Muhammad Karim, Abdel Waress Assar, Alphonse Karr, Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti, Georges Benoit, Mohammad Abdel Qodus, Soad Fakhri, Ferdoos Mohammed, Suleiman Naguib, Abdel Qader al-Masiri
Long Live Love [yayha al-hob] (1938) - (Mohamed Abdel Wahab) Egyptian film poster
This is the first printing of a 27.5" x 39" Egyptian film poster
designed by an unknown artist and printed by al-Raghaeb Printers to
promote the 1938 Mohammed Karim film Long Live Love [yahya
al-hob] starring Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Laila Mourad based on story
and dialogue by Abbas Allam and screenplay by Mohammed Karim with
cinematography by Georges Benoit. The film was produced and
distributed by Mohamed Abdel Wahab Films. Plot summary: Mohammad
Fathy rented a new apartment where one of the windows happened to face
the palace of Taher Pasha, the father of Nadia. There was a
misunderstanding between Fathy and Nadia when he accused her of
throwing rocks at his balcony, which angered her. Then he discovered
she was the daughter of the sister of his boss at the Bank of Egypt
where he worked, and that a little girl had been throwing the rocks.
He realized he owed Nadia an apology. He followed her on the train to
Alexandria so he could do that and they fell in love. Fathy decided
to marry Nadia. He discovered his father knew her father Taher Pasha
so he called him to get him to make arrangements. When Nadia's father
returned from a trip she was surprised to learn he had arranged for
her to marry a rich boy. Naturally she did not know about Fathy's
wealth and she refused to marry this wealthy boy, but when she
realized he was Fathy they married.
Cast and crew: Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Laila Mourad, Mohammed Karim, Abbas Allam, Mohammed Abdel Koudouss, Abdel Moniem Ismail, Zouzou Mady, Laila Mourad, Bechara Wakim, Abdel Warith Assir, Abdel Waress Assar, Mohammad Fadel, Amin Wahba
This undated rerelease poster by an unknown designer advertises a
120-minute black-and-white film by groundbreaking director Mohammed
Karim based on the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet
adapted by Abbas Alam with screenplay and dialogue by Mohamed Karim,
cinematography by Mohamed Abdel Azim and musical score and lyrics by
Mohamed Abdel Wahab. Plot Summary: Engineer Aziz [Mohamed Abdel Wahab] had to go to his home
town after receiving a telegram about his father's death. On the train
he met Fekria [Ragaa Abdou] and they were attracted to each other. It became clear
the she was going to the same town but after his arrival he found that
the telegram was just a trick his father had played to force him to go
back to his home town to help him in the election campaign against his
arch rival. Aziz also found that Fakria was the daughter of his
father's rival and that he was actually her enemy. Aziz tried to get
close to Fakria and talk her into making peace between the two
families by marrying him. Fakria convinced her father that she would
marry Aziz to get revenge against him and his father, and Aziz did the
same thing. Both sets of parents tried to torment each other through
their children, but Aziz and Fakria married and were deeply in love.
The families visited the couple and pretended in front of them to go
along with the previous agreement. The parents soon discovered that
the couple had betrayed them and were happily in love. Aziz took the
opportunity to convince the parents to make peace and come to terms.
He succeeded in this, especially after one family's son married the
daughter of another family; there were grandchildren at the end of the
film.
This is an undated rerelease promotional poster designed by Abdul
Ghani for the 1949 100-minute Anwar Wagdi black-and-white film The
Flirtation of Girls starring Naguib Al Rihani with screenplay by Anwar
Wagdi, dialogue by Naguib Al Rihani and Badi Kheiri and cinematography
by Abdelhalim Nasr. Plot summary: Hamam (Naguib Al Rihani) was an
Arabic language teacher suffering from persistent and almost laughable
bad luck and misfortune. Hamam got the opportunity to give lessons to
Laila (Laila Mourad), the daughter of a rich pasha who had failed
Arabic, and he fell in love with her. He knew she was the victim of a
playboy (Mahmoud El-Meliguy). Hamam went out with her one night, not
realizing she was going to meet the boy at a cabaret. The girl went
inside and Hamam became worred about her and asked a dashing pilot
(Anwar Wagdi) to help him get her out. The officer was dazzled by
Laila's beauty and stayed with them, although Hamam and Laila tried to
get rid of him. They hid in the home of the famous artist Youssef
Wahby (as himself). The artist spoke warmly to the girl and while
speaking with Hamam he realized he was in love with Laila while she
had no feelings for him and advised him to let her go if he loved her.
When they left the home of Youssef Wahby they found the officer
waiting for them. Love glowed between the girl and the pilot, but
there were tears of sadness and joy in the eyes of Hamam. This film
is analyzed in considerable depth in "The Golden Age before the Golden
Age: Commercial Egyptian Cinema before the 1960s" by Walter Armbrust
in Mass Mediations: New Approaches to Popular Culture in the Middle
East and Beyond ed. Walter Armbrust, University of California
Press, 2000. It is on film critic Ahmad Al-Hadari's 2007 list of the
100 most important Egyptian films.
Cast and crew: Naguib Al Rihani, Anwar Wagdi, Laila Mourad, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Suleiman Naguib, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Abdel Waress Assar, Youssef Wahby, Stephan Rosti, Zeinat Sedki, Farid Shawqi, Said Abu Bakr, Ferdoos Mohammed, Abdelhalim Nasr, Abdel Hamid Zaki, Abdel Moneim Ismail, Mohamed Kamel, Badi Kheiri, Fouad Al-Rashidi, Abdel Magid Shukry
Plot Summary: Almaz was a simple building worker who became one of the brightest singing stars during the time of the Khedive Ismail (1863-1879). She was encouraged by the great singer Abdul Hamuli, who raised her to the top levels. Meanwhile her childhood friend Salem went to Sudan with the Egyptian army. The khedive liked her and wanted her to be his alone, so he ordered that she be maintained in his palace. Almaz agreed to grant him her voice but not her body, despite his promises and threats. Then he accepted the advice of one of the men around him that he should allow her to marry Abdul Hamuli, thinking the great singer would not refuse to allow his master the khedive to try out his young wife when he asked for her. However after the marriage Abdul Hamuli did not allow her to sing anything but verses from the Koran, so the khedive ordered that there be no cooperation with the two singers. Then the revolutionary movement spread among the the young people led by Salem. Abdul Hamuli and Almaz joined them; this ended with the fall of the khedive and his ouster from the country.
Cast and crew: Warda al-Gazaeria, Adel Ma'mun, Shukry Sarhan, Helmy Rafla, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Farid Al Atrache, Ibrahim Adel, Hussein Riad, Hassan Fayek, Fouad El-Mohandes, Nadia El Guindy, Wedad Hamdy, Ibrahim Emara, Tewfik El Dekn, Said Khalil, Edmond Tuema, Hussein Ismail, Abdel Hamid Zaki, Mohamed Shawky
Plot Summary: This is a 27" x 39" undated rerelease poster designed by Gasour for
the 1934 Mohamed Karim film The White Rose based on a story by
Suleiman Naguib and starring Mohamed Abdel Wahab as Galal. Plot
summary: A firm relationship developed between Raga [Samira
Khouloussi] the daughter of Ismail Bey [Suleiman Naguib] and Galal
[Mohamed Abdel Wahab] who was working for her father. When Ismail Bey
learned of this relationship he fired Galal. Raga sought help from
the wife of her father. Galal worked as a singer while Fatma, [Dawlad
Abiad] the wife of Ismail Bey pressured and tricked Raga to try to get
her to marry her brother Shafiq. Shafiq [Zaki Rostom] was playing
tricks to separate the two lovers at the time of the confrontation
between Ismail Bey and Galal, and Ismail Bey was demanding that Galal
get away from his daughter and her interests. Shafiq offered to marry
Raga but she told her father about her love for Galal. He refused to
allow this because of the social difference and the fact that Galal
was a singer. Shafiq played more tricks so he could marry Raga.
Galal preferred to live in disgrace as a bachelor. He did not express
to his beloved his faithfulness to their love.
This film by director Mohammad Karim is on critic Ahmad al-Hadari's 2007 list of the 100 most important Egyptian film.
Cast and crew: Mohammed Karim, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Dawlad Abiad, Samira Khouloussi, Suleiman Naguib, Achille Primavera, Zaki Rostom, Mohammed Tawfik, Edmond Tuema, Mohamed Abdel Aziz
