Pictured is a 24" x 36" Egyptian poster designed by Wahdan to promote
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 and he had a passion for love. That was
why 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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