Drop of Dew [qatr al-neda] (1952) - (Anwar Wagdi) Egyptian BW still NM $35 *
Size: 7" x 9.5"
Price: $35
Condition: Near Mint
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Pictured is an Egyptian black-and-white still showing Ismail
Yasseen and Shadia from the 1952 Anwar Wagdi film Drop of Dew
[qatr al-neda] starring Shadia as Drop of Dew based on a story by
Anwar Wagdi, with screenplay by Anwar Wagdi, dialogue and songs by
Abou Seoud El-Ibiary and cinematography by Wahid Farid. Plot summary:
The unknown artist Wahid (Anwar Wagdi) married his colleague the
unknown artist Drop of Dew (Shadia) and they set out to create work
for themselves that was worthy of their talents. Time passed and this
was not achieved. Wahid decided to play a trick to make himself into a
famous person; he claimed he had killed his wife. His trick succeeded
and he acquired great fame. A lady's body was found; the police
thought it was his wife's body and that he was really the
murderer. Wahid said his wife had not been killed and that she was
alive somewhere. His wife had been in an automobile accident which
caused memory loss. Wahid was sentenced to death. The lawyer tried to
restore the wife's memory quickly to save Wahid from the death
penalty; he succeeded in doing this at the last moment and Wahid was
accordingly released. His fame began with that; then there was a
quick change in his theater contracts and the trick enabled him to
achieve the kind of renown he had never imagined.
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