Pictured is a first printing of a 33.5" x 45" Egyptian stone
lithograph poster made by an unknown designer to promote the
105-minute Mostafa Hassan black-and-white film The Unknown
Singer [al-moghani al-maghul] starring Mohammed Al Kahlawi based
on an idea by Mohammed Al Kahlawi with screenplay and dialogue by Abu
Seoud El-Ibiary and cinematography by Mostafa Hassan. Plot summary:
Mohammad [Mohammed Al Kahlawi] and Shafiq were cousins who grew up
together. Shafiq became an engineer while Mohammad was unable to
finish school and became a skilled decorator. Mohammad also had a
beautiful voice and was able to record his singing for radio
broadcasts. Mahasen [Amira Amir], Shafiq's cousin, loved Mohammad and
he reciprocated, but Shafiq also loved her. When Mohammad proposed to
Mahasen her father [Hassan Fayek] refused to allow it because he
wanted her to marry Shafiq. However when Mohammad won a prize for his
singing he became an important person and Mahasen's father changed his
mind and allowed the marriage. The film's title is the name of a radio
broadcast on which Mohammad performed and became famous.
