The Unlucky One قلیل البخت Shadia 1952 Egyptian production still

The Unlucky One (1952) - (Shadia) Egyptian production still

Pictured is a 12" x 15" original year Egyptian production still with Shadia as Bolbola and Kamal Al-Shennawi as Hussein from the 1952 119-minute Mohamed Abdel Gawad black-and-white film The Unlucky One [alil ol-bakht] starring Shadia as Bolbola based on story and dialogue by Zoheir Bakir with cinematography by Very Varkash. Plot summary: Hussein [Kamal Al-Shennawi], the son of Sheikh Abdel Rahman, went to Alexandria to study. There he met a singer and dancer named Bolbola [Shadia]. He fell in love with her and was about to marry her. Bolbola's cousin Elham [Zomorda] met Hussein during a dance and later contrived to meet with him privately, where she discouraged him from marrying Bolbola because she was a girl with a past. She told him some disturbing lies about Bolbola, so for the moment Hussein gave up on her. A little while later Hussein's father lost his wealth and died and Elham became enamored of Hussein's cousin Monir [Mahmoud El-Meliguy]. She failed with this love, which caused her to collapse psychologically. She was taken to a mental hospital and Hussein had no choice but to leave Alexandria for Sudan to forget his pain. Bolbola was shocked by Hussein's trip and drowned herself. Hussein returned to Egypt after a few years with a great longing to see Bolbola. He was heartbroken when he learned she had died; then he met Bolbola's daughter [Shadia] and congratulated her on her engagement when he was told about it.

Cast and crew: Mohamed Abdel Gawad, Kamal Al-Shennawi, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Shadia, Ismail Yasseen, Zoheir Bakir, Very Varkash, Loutfi El Hakim, Zomorda, Naima Wasfy, Nour El-Demerdash, Sanaa Samih, Shafik Galal, Gamalat Zayed, Rashad Hamed, Abbas al-Wali, Abdel Hamid Badawi, Abdel Ghani al-Nagdi, Mohsen Hassanein, Ahmed Amer, Ragaa Mohamed, Soraya Hassan, Lola Abdou

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The Girl from Paris [بنت باريز] (Taheya Cariocca) - (1950) Egyptian one-sheet

The Girl from Paris (1950) - (Taheya Cariocca) Egyptian one-sheet

This is an original-year 23.5" x 35" Egyptian poster designed by Studio Gasour and Khatab and printed by al-Halaby printers of Cairo to promote the 1950 Helmy Rafla film The Girl from Paris [bint bariz] starring Taheya Cariocca based on story and dialogue by Abou Seoud El-Ibiary with cinematography by Bruno Salvi. Plot summary: The manager of a theater where Adel [Mohammad Fawzi] worked as a musician hired a French dancer to work with him; when a cable came to the manager apologizing that the dancer would not be coming to Cairo, he hired a local look-alike [Taheya Cariocca] whom he falsely presented as the French dancer. Adel was not aware of the impersonation at first but he fell in love with the substitute and married her even after he realized what had happened.

Cast and crew: Muhammad Fawzi, Taheya Cariocca, Leila Fawzi, Helmy Rafla, Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy, Aziz Osman, Samiha Tawfiq, Stephan Rosti, Elias Moadab, Abou Seoud El-Ibiary, Bruno Salvi, Sanaa Samih, Wedad Hamdy, Edmond Tuema, Abdel Moneim Ismail

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The Unlucky One [قليل البخت] (Shadia) - (1952) Original Egyptian Film Poster

The Unlucky One [alil ol-bakht] (1971) - (Shadia) original Egyptian film poster

Pictured is a 27" x 39" original year Egyptian promotional poster designed by Hassan Mazhar Gasour to promote the 1952 119-minute Mohamed Abdel Gawad black-and-white film The Unlucky One [alil ol-bakht] starring Shadia based on story and dialogue by Zoheir Bakir with cinematography by Very Varkash. Plot summary: Hussein [Kamal Al-Shennawi], the son of Sheikh Abdel Rahman, went to Alexandria to study. There he met a singer and dancer named Bolbola [Shadia]. He fell in love with her and was about to marry her. Bolbola's cousin Elham [Zomorda] met Hussein during a dance and later contrived to meet with him privately, where she discouraged him from marrying Bolbola because she was a girl with a past. She told him some disturbing lies about Bolbola, so for the moment Hussein gave up on her. A little while later Hussein's father lost his wealth and died and Elham became enamored of Hussein's cousin Monir [Mahmoud El-Meliguy]. She failed with this love, which caused her to collapse psychologically. She was taken to a mental hospital and Hussein had no choice but to leave Alexandria for Sudan to forget his pain. Bolbola was shocked by Hussein's trip and drowned herself. Hussein returned to Egypt after a few years with a great longing to see Bolbola. He was heartbroken when he learned she had died; then he met Bolbola's daughter [Shadia] and congratulated her on her engagement when he was told about it.

Cast and crew: Mohamed Abdel Gawad, Kamal Al-Shennawi, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Shadia, Ismail Yasseen, Zoheir Bakir, Very Varkash, Loutfi El Hakim, Zomorda, Naima Wasfy, Nour El-Demerdash, Sanaa Samih, Shafik Galal, Gamalat Zayed, Rashad Hamed, Abbas al-Wali, Abdel Hamid Badawi, Abdel Ghani al-Nagdi, Mohsen Hassanein, Ahmed Amer, Ragaa Mohamed, Soraya Hassan, Lola Abdou

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Personal Double [saheb balin] (1946) - (Bechara Wakim)

Personal Double [saheb balin] (1946) - (Bechara Wakim) Egyptian film poster

This is a 23.5" x 35" first printing of an Egyptian poster designed by Mohammad Abdel Aziz to promote the 1946 Abbas Kamel film Personal Double [saheb balin] starring Bechara Wakim based on story, dialogue and screenplay by Abbas Kamel with cinematography by Very Verkash. The poster was printed by Raghaeb Printers and the film was produced and distributed by the Al-Ahram Studio. Plot summary: The wealthy Shuman Pasha discovered that one of the local people resembled him to a great extent. That was the embittered teacher Abbas who lived with his wife Radia. The pasha lived the life of a rich man in a social position with systems and rules in addition to collective responsibilities to the individual. He made an agreement with the teacher Abbas to change roles in life, because Abbas was fed up with poverty and need. Abbas fell in love with the pasha's maid, but everyone rejected that relationship because they were not socially equal. He told them the truth but they denied it and said he was crazy. Shuman Pasha, who had lost his memory, was living the homeless life and could not adapt to a life of poverty. After a few comic incidents the two met and traded places again. Everyone discovered this strange resemblance, which clarified the reason for the change in positions. Abbas married the wealthy man's maid and finally achieved security and social equality.

Cast and crew: Abbas Kamel, Very Varkash, Bechara Wakim, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Mimi Shakeeb, Ferdoos Mohammad, Mohammad Choukoukou, Ismail Yasseen, Soad Makawy, Sanaa Samih, Ya'qub Tanius, Lola Abdou, Tilly Mazlum, Mohammad Kamel, Hassan Kamel

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