It happened one night

It happened one night

1954 · 112 min · Drama

A poor girl marries a rich young man, despite the opposition of her father-in-law, and lives a happy life with her husband until she falls into the clutches of a fraudulent young man, who tries to tell her that her husband has been in an accident. When she goes to him, she learns the truth about him. The fraudster tries to pressure the wife through what he has caught on her. The husband finds out about the matter and divorces his wife without understanding that his wife is innocent. He travels abroad, and the wife seeks revenge on the fraudster who ruined her life.

Directed by Henry Barakat · Written by Fathy Aboulfadel

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