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صباح الخير (1947)

صباح الخير poster
Directed by
Hussein Fawzi
Country
Kingdom of Egypt
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A married singer gets jealous when his wife shows admiration for a Lebanese singer. He disguises himself as that singer to win her back, not knowing the real Lebanese singer has already met his wife, leading to funny mix-ups.

lightheartedromanticcomedicplayfulmusicalwhimsicalmildly farcicaljealous-turned-funny

What happens

صباح الخير هو فيلم مصري اُنتج عام 1947، من بطولة محمد فوزي، وصباح.محمود قاسم، موسوعة الأفلام الروائية في مصر والعالم العربي، الجزء الثاني، الهيئة المصرية العامة للكتاب، 2006، ص 76. مطرب متزوج من مطربة، لكنه يغار من ميل زوجته لمطرب لبناني، وإعجابها به. يتنكر في زي المطرب اللبناني محاولاً استمالة زوجته. لكنه لا يعلم أن المطرب اللبناني قد وصل إلى مصر، والتقى بزوجة المطرب قبل أن يتنكر، مما ينتج مواقف ضاحكة. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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