Pictured is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Abdel Ghani to
promote an undated rerelease of the 1942 105-minute Kamal Selim
black-and-white film Dreams of Youth [ahlam al-shabab] starring
Farid Al Atrache based on a story by Youssef Wahby with screenplay by
Kamal Selim, dialogue by Badei Khayri and cinematography by Sami
Brail. Plot summary: Farid [Farid Al Atrache] became wealthy; he had
a passion for love so he became acquainted with his neighbor Elham
[Madiha Yousri], an orphan who lived with her Aunt Basiyouni [Marie
Munib]. With Bassiyouni's agreement Farid became Elham's piano
teacher. In a complication that plays itself out during the film a
dancer named Baheya [Taheya Cariocca] also tried to woo Farid, but he
did not love her even though they performed together.
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