Monday, August 31, 2009

Dahab “1953”

Dahab

A Clip from the Egyptian film “Dahab” which was produced and directed in 1953 by Anwar Wagdy. Wagdy starred along with Fairoz, Magda, Ismail Yassin and Magdi. It is a musical melodrama. Fairoz was our Shirley Temple in late 1940s and early 1950s.

Dahab is the Egyptian version from Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid, Chaplin was the idol of Wagdy and the reason why he wanted to become an actor and even tried to travel to the United States.

5 comments:

  1. Hey dear, where online can I find the posters of old Egyptian movies?

    Check that btw http://www.shorouknews.com/ContentData.aspx?id=101168

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  2. You have to search in the films websites , already I got a nice collection in Flickr if you are interested.
    I read about this news and I am amazed by it

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  3. Sure, I'm going to check ur flickr

    Thanks

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  4. Where can I buy this movie!? I want it badly!!!

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  5. DAHAB meaning GOLD in Arabic,a name that of a busker ,a street tramp & Trumpet player,acted by Great Unforgettable Egyptian film Director Late Mr. ANWAR WAGDI-in1953,2 years before his sad death in Sweden/Stockholm..on May 14th and aged just 51 young years old, with a Serious KIDNEY disease,may HE always(R.I.P.), HE was the Casanova of the Arab silver screen, whom married 6 times? 3 times with Great Actress/Angelic voiced Singer, Late Mrs. LAYLA MOURAD/originally Egyptian JEW ,whom converted to ISLAM, motivated by her love to this GREAT man + Her devotion to ISLAM, AN.WAGDI directed most of her 1940 s Infamous movies ,also he made most of them carry her name LAYLA in every film title and their Posters, no other Arab cinema female star had that opportunity,except a MALE , & Egypt s infamous COMEDIAN since 1935 and mostly in his 1950s many BIG CLASSICAL funny movies, a treasure in Arab & Egyptian film industeries history & to this day !!...France had its FERNANDEL/Hollywood had its JERRY LEWIS..we the Arab world proudly had Mr. ISMAIIL YASSIN?!/.....the sad thing of all this was Mr. AN. WAGDI s early death somehow was also early death of DAHAB an orphan little girl played by also >Late>PEROUZ Artin Kalfayan, (Sadly SHE passed away in Feb.2016 aged 73) Was a child prodigy of the early 1950 s , Discovered and thought acting ,by Mr.WAGDI the Cinema Genius, a GOD given talented young child and Acrobatic star with her parents & 2 other sisters MERVET and ,for many decades cinema Superstar, Madam NELLI , whom herself was once a SHIRLEY TEMPLE s caliber child star & like her late sister PEROUZ Aka FAYROUZ too,a name Mr.WAGDI baptised her for the silver screen;then,..both sisters were real acting phenomenons..never repeated..SINCE! ..Without forgetting their sibling or cousin ,renowned as LEB LEBAH, whom starred in Mr.WAGDI s last directed movie ..ARB-A BANAT WA DZABET meaning (4 Girls and a Sergeant )in 1955..as a 11 y.old., Also became Egypts ONE of the greatest young -Leading celebrities- Impersonator,in 1950/60/70 s, and cinema star too, also T.V.latter years comedy/dramas ...which Late PEROUZ or Her Cousin missed the opportunities to BE!and aftermath of Mr. WAGDIs SUDDEN Death... unfortunately?As a teen ager no other FILM director made an effort to make her carry on her stardom journey that began at THE age of 8 y.o. in 1951 , with her 1st movie & next to Mr.WAGDI,called YASMINE..? & Her best ever acting & VERY cutely, among 6/7 others SHE acted, only one that jerked tears of millions of Arabs Cinema/T.V. & YOU TUBE screen watchers ,& to this day too! GOD bless Yasmine /Dahab/ Fayrouz Hanem..or Late beloved Egyptians/Arabs/Armenians/pride Mrs.PEROUZ ARTIN KALFAYAN..ALSO Mr ANWAR WAGDI..Mr.ISMAIIL YASSIN too ,Egypt/Arab cinema s Real TREASURES/and may GOD prolong the lives of the rest,mentioned..above.. By today s value>>>DAHAB>>> which ment GOLD much precious than many TONS of the shiny 24Karat..Real Gold.. /////Best wishes from London Is-hak Barsoumian,








































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