Laylat Al-Jumea

At a glance

Laylat Al-Jumea, is a 1945 Egyptian movie, directed by Kamal Selim, and starring Tahiya Cariocca, Anwar Wagdi, Ibrahim Hamouda. with a runtime of 95 minutes.

Overview

Laylat Al-Jumea is a classic Egyptian comedy built around Anwar, a man pressured into marriage by his Uncle Abdel Fattah under threat of losing his inheritance. Anwar complies, but one evening he sneaks out with a friend to a cabaret, where he meets Tahia, a dancer who ends up bringing him home in a drunken state. When his uncle arrives to verify the marriage, Tahia quickly claims to be the wife. Anwar's real wife then appears, forcing him to improvise a new lie — introducing her as his friend's spouse. The escalating deceptions pile up in a fast-paced comic structure built on mistaken identities, social pretense, and the irresistible logic of farce.

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