Leila, Daughter of the Poor (1945)
Laila lives in the Sayeda Zeinab district. A woman invites her to her palace and introduces her to her fiancé, the young officer Wahid, as the daughter of Pasha Darwish Pasha. Laila is amazed by the palace and the party held there. After a while, Laila turns into a wealthy girl. Wahid's heart falls for Laila. Wahid proposes to Laila from her alleged father, Darwish Pasha, but he discovers her true identity.
Director: Anwar Wagdi
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Leila Mourad as Laila |
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Anwar Wagdi as Wahid Mukhtar |
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Zouzou Nabil as Aida, a worker at the Red Salon |
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Soliman Naguib as Major General Mukhtar Pasha |
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Mary Moneib as Fatima, mother of Laila |
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Bishara Wakim as Darwish Pasha |
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Hassan Kamel as Muneeb Al-Baqal, Laila’s uncle |
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Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim as Samira Hanem |
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Thuraya Fakhry as Umm Samira Hanem |
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Mohamed El-Bakkar as Songs |
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Abdel Hameed Badawy as |
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Abdelalim Khattab as |
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Aziza Badr as |
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Nagwa Salem as |
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Shafiq Nour ElDein as على السفرجى |
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Mokhtar Osman as درويش افندى والد ليلى |
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زكريا أحمد as منشد في أغنية المولد |
| Directing | Anwar Wagdi | Director |
| Writing | Badie' Khayri | Writer |
| Directing | Ibrahim Helmi | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Kamal Selim | Writer |
| Writing | Bayram Al Tunisi | Lyricist |
| Writing | Mamoun AlShinnawi | Lyricist |
| Writing | Ahmed Rami | Lyricist |
| Writing | Hussein El Sayed | Lyricist |
| Sound | Mohamed Al Shoga'ie | Music |