A woman claims to be his 'milk sister' to seduce him—1950s Egyptian cinema said yes to this plot.
Nabil is a famous singer and a member of the Thousand and One Nights band. Rising singer Hudhod wishes to work with him. She follows him to Kafr El-Zayat where he's meeting his wet nurse and pretends to be his sister in breastfeeding to get his attention, while Anwaar pretends to love him to benefit from his fame.
Acting
Sabah's electric screen presence as manipulative Hudhod.
Director
Hussein Fawzi
Sabah
هدهد
Saad Abdul Wahab
نبيل
Hassan Fayek
سامبا
Mohamed El Deeb
على الحمش
Afaf Shaker
ستيتة
Abdel Moneim Ismail
شلبى
Gamalat Zayed
مذيعة الإذاعة الخارجية
Abdel Halim ElQala'awy
العمده
Souad Ahmed
أم ستيته
Abd El Nabi Mohamed
همبوشه/عنيزه
Rashad Hamed
الظابط
Mohamed El Sebaii
عم سباعى
Tousoun Motamad
مخبر
Hassan Kamel
ضرغام
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'milk sibling' (rada'a) concept exploits Islamic family law—technically marriage-forbidden, here weaponized for access. 1950s Egyptian cinema loved testing moral boundaries this way.
Sabah and director Hussein Fawzi married shortly after this film—apparently fake sibling dynamics worked for them.
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