Suspicious Affluence
1937 · 90 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama, Music
Shalom, a lottery salesman, and Abdo, a butcher's boy, are friends and live together in the same house. One day, the owner of the butcher shop dies, leaving his boy Abdo the shop and all his money. Abdo divides the inheritance between himself and his friend Shalom. This helps each of them marry his fiancée and start their own businesses.
Directed by Togo Mizrahi · Written by Togo Mizrahi
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- S Shalom شالوم (بائع ورق يانصيب)
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Zouzou Labib المطربة -
Ahmed Elhaddad عبده -
Hassan Saleh والد أمينة -
عدالات إستر - خطيبة شالوم -
محمد السلاموني سلمون - والد إستر -
Ibrahim Heshmat -
فيكتوريا فارحي -
Souad Ahmed حماة عبده -
عبده محرم -
Abdo Yousef
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