Togo Mizrahi

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Togo Mizrahi

Born June 2, 1901 · Alexandria, Egypt

Died June 5, 1986 · aged 85

Togo Mizrahi (Arabic: توجو مزراحي) (June 2, 1901 – June 5, 1986) was an Egyptian director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. Mizrahi was a prolific filmmaker best known for making popular comedies and musicals. In addition to his filmmaking, Mizrahi also had his Ph.D. in economics and was a speaker of many languages.[1] For the majority of his career, Mizrahi produced, directed, and wrote most of…

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Όταν ο σύζυγος ταξιδεύειΌταν ο σύζυγος ταξιδεύει · 1938
Όταν ο σύζυγος ταξιδεύει
1938
MovieComedy
A Thousand and One NightsA Thousand and One Nights · 1941
A Thousand and One Nights
9.01941
MovieComedyMusic
Othman, a fisherman, finds a baby inside a floating basket while fishing, so he takes him, raises him and teaches him fishing. Othman gets arrested for fishing in a protected area, but the prince's daughter intervenes to exempt him. A genie than appears to Othman and tells him the story of his adopted son Morgan.
The BashmakulThe Bashmakul · 1940
The Bashmakul
9.01940
MovieComedyDrama
The film's events revolve around the lawyer Mumtaz, who loves flirting with women, despite his marriage, and continues to cheat on his wife, until she decides to teach him a lesson in agreement with her friend, where she pretends to be cheating on him with another man. Will Mumtaz be fooled and believe his wife's betrayal of him? Or will he understand the lesson and stop cheating on her?
Lend Me Three PoundsLend Me Three Pounds · 1939
Lend Me Three Pounds
10.01939
MovieComedyDrama
Osman Abdel Basit is a Nubian man working in a school who tries to get three pounds to pay his mortgage, which is due , otherwise he will lose his house. He moves from one job to another, and from one chance to the next to get the three pounds.
The three musketeersThe three musketeers · 1940
The three musketeers
8.01940
MovieComedyDrama
Bahbah, Shiha, and Sanqur are three colleagues working in a newspaper whose editor-in-chief, Amer, stipulates that he should not be married to work there. Each of them was married and concealed his marriage. The three go to a hotel in Helwan to recuperate. There they meet Hosnia, who is searching with her uncle for a wealthy groom, and begins to set her nets on them, and events escalate.
Seven O'clockSeven O'clock · 1937
Seven O'clock
9.01937
MovieComedyDrama
Othman works as a bank collector and lives a quiet life, but his mother-in-law makes his life miserable. One night, he drinks too much and dreams that a gang has robbed him to steal the money he has in his possession, and that he has become accused and escaped from the police while dressed as a woman. Will the dream become reality?
Osman and AliOsman and Ali · 1938
Osman and Ali
9.01938
MovieComedyDrama
After he neglects his work, the phone operator Osman is fired for being preoccupied with his sweetheart, the maid Yasmina. When he goes to a new job, he discovers that everyone has him confused with Ali Bey, the company's owner, due to their resemblance, a fact that he exploits to his advantage.
The Night WatchmanThe Night Watchman · 1936
The Night Watchman
7.01936
MovieComedy
After struggling to find work, Osman gets a job as a guard, but when the store gets robbed, Osman is fired. Meanwhile, Azzouz, the store owner, and Osman develop a friendship. Both are shocked to discover that Osman looks very similar to head of the thieves gang

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