Acting
Ragaa Abdo
Born November 3, 1919
Died January 13, 1999 · aged 79
An Egyptian singer and actress, she began her career as an amateur singer. She entered a competition held by director Mohamed Karim to choose the lead role in the film "The White Rose." Musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab praised her voice, but she was unsuccessful due to her young age. Her fame spread quickly, and she became a famous radio singer, proving herself alongside singers such as Umm Kulthum a…
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Life Cabaret · 1977Life Cabaret
1977
MovieDrama
Ahmed, a taxi driver, returns a forgotten handbag to Yasmine, a nightclub singer, earning her gratitude. As she's pressured by her boss and pursued by Mokhtar, her son Ezzat runs away. Bringing Ezzat back, draws Ahmed and Yasmine closer.
Ashab El Saadah · 1946Ashab El Saadah
★ 10.01946
MovieDramaMusic
A wealthy man with a circle of friends falls seriously ill. The son quickly arrives with his fiancée, who discovers that he left her in a hotel and went to see his father alone. His father scolds him when he learns that he completed his engagement without seeing his fiancée and insists on seeing her. The son returns to the hotel and does not find his fiancée, so he agrees with a girl to play the role of his fiancée.
The Much-Loved One · 1950The Much-Loved One
1950
MovieDrama
Nabila is a singer whose brother constantly takes her money for gambling. When his debts accumulate, he tries to make her marry the theater owner to avoid going to jail, till she meets Raouf and theyey fall in love but face many difficulties.
Love Is Forbidden · 1942Love Is Forbidden
★ 8.01942
MovieMusicRomance
Romeo and Juliet set in 1940's Egypt. Two families are feuding but their children love each other, thus rejecting the premise that love is forbidden between them.
The Innocent · 1944The Innocent
1944
MovieDrama
Mohsen is a wealthy, romantic young man who lives in his grandfather's palace. One day, he decides to shelter a number of homeless children in order to reform them. This turns his family against him, expelling him from the palace and filing a quarantine lawsuit against him.
Behind the curtain · 1937Behind the curtain
1937
Movie
Kamel Bey, the director of Al-Firdaws Theater, sits in his salon next to the radio, with the theater director and the music composer in front of him, and everyone is listening with great interest to the singing of the famous singer Abdo. He feels that the last chance to restore the glory of his theater is to bring Abdo to work on an operetta for him.
El Mazaher · 1945El Mazaher
★ 10.01945
MovieDrama
Haniya lives with her sick aunt. She meets Mahmoud the mechanic and agrees to marry him. Mahmoud and Haniya continue to take care of the sick aunt until her illness worsens. Before her death, the aunt tells Haniya that she has an uncle named Radwan, a wealthy man. After her death, Haniya searches for her uncle with Mahmoud's help, as her aunt had instructed her to do.
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