Film

Proxy Wife

1936 · 1h 43m · Drama

On a ship traveling to Egypt, Burhan kills Amina Hanem to steal her jewelry that the jeweler Cohen had offered her. However, the girl Nahid, who looks like Amina, sees him and orders him to return what he stole to Cohen. She wears Amina's clothes to impersonate her, in exchange for not exposing his crime. In Egypt, Nahid meets Amina's husband, pretending to be his wife. Amina's husband discovers the truth and fights with Burhan. In the fight, Enayat, Amina's husband's lover, is injured. He kills Burhan to make it look like Burhan killed Enayat and then committed suicide. Amina's husband lives with Nahed pretending to be his wife.

Assia Dagher

ناهد - أمينة هانم

Mary Queeny

عنايات

Ahmed Galal

برهان

Youssef Saleh

العم فارس

Mahmoud El Araby

محسن باش

Zainab Helmy

فاطمة هانم

Sania Yousry

أم ناهد

عزيز المصري

Cohen

• Ahmed GalalDirector · Writer
• Tullio ChiariniDirector of Photography
• Mary QueenyEditor

Release date

February 9, 1936

Status

Released

Original language

Arabic

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Drama