A lottery salesman and butcher's boy split a dead man's fortune—what could go wrong?
Shalom, a lottery salesman, and Abdo, a butcher's boy, are friends and live together in the same house. One day, the owner of the butcher shop dies, leaving his boy Abdo the shop and all his money. Abdo divides the inheritance between himself and his friend Shalom. This helps each of them marry his fiancée and start their own businesses.
Direction
Togo Mizrahi's signature blend of social satire and musical numbers.
Production
Rare surviving print of pre-Nasser Egyptian commercial cinema.
Director
Togo Mizrahi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Egypt's 'golden age' of cinema, when Alexandria studios produced films in Arabic, Hebrew, and French for diverse audiences.
Director Togo Mizrahi fled Egypt in 1946 amid rising nationalism; most of his 40+ films are now lost, making this survival precious.
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