List of Egyptian films of the 1930s

The following is an incomplete list of Egyptian films of the 1930s. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia, see Category:Egyptian films.

1930s

Arabic title	English translation	Director	Cast	Notes	IMDb profile	Genre
1930
Zaynab زينب	Zaynab	Mohammed Karim	Bahiga Hafez, Serag Mounir	First Egyptian film to feature the Egyptian countryside and peasants in the role of peasants. (Based on Muhammad Husayn Haykal's Zaynab, the first modern Egyptian novel.)
Tahta daw' al-qamar تحت ضوء القمر	In the Moonlight	Choukri Madi	Ensaf Rouchdi, Abdel Mooti Higazi	First Egyptian "talking picture". (The sound was on records synchronized with the film, and included both voice and music.)
Guinayat mountasaf al-layl جناية منتصف الليل	The Midnight Crime	Mohamed Sabri	Anwar Wagdi, Olwiyya Gamil, Abdel Meneim Mokhtar
Mou'guizat al-hobb معجزة الحب	Miracle of Love	Ibrahim Lama	Badr Lama, Sorayya Rifaat
Al-Kokayeen / Al-Hawiyah الكوكايين / الهاوية	Cocaine / The Abyss	Togo Mizrahi	Ahmed al-Machriqi, Fatma Hassan
1931
Sahib al-sa'adah Kechkech bey صاحب السعادة كشكش بيه	His Excellency Kechkech Bey	Naguib el-Rihani, Stéphane Rosti	Naguib el-Rihani, Stéphane Rosti
Wakhz al-damir وخز الضمير	A Guilty Conscience	Ibrahim Lama	Assia Dagher, Mary Queeny
1932
Awlad al-Zawat أولاد الذوات	Sons of Aristocrats	Mohammed Karim	Youssef Wahbi, Amina Rizk	First soundtrack film in Arabic
Ounchoudat al-fouad أنشودة الفؤاد	Song of the Heart	Mario Volpi	Nadra, Georges Abyad
Al-Dahaya الضحايا	The Victims	Ibrahim Lama	Bahiga Hafez, Zaki Rostom
Goha wa Abu Nuwas جحا و أبو نواس	Goha and Abu Nuwas	Manuel Vimance	Khaled Chawki, Ismail Zaki
Mostafa aw al-sahir al-saghir مصطفى أو الساحر الصغير	Mostafa or the Little Magician	Mahmoud Khalil Rached	Mostafa Kamel Rached
Khamsat alaf wa wahid ٥٠٠١	5001	Togo Mizrahi	Shalom, Dawlat Ramzi
Makhzan al-'ouchchaq مخزن العشاق	The Store For Lovers	Carlo Bobba	Mohamed Kamal al-Masri, Nadia
1933
Indama touhibb al-mar'a عندما تحب المرأة	When Women Love	Ahmed Galal	Assia Dagher, Mary Queeny
Al-Zawag الزواج	The Marriage	Fatma Rouchdi	Fatma Rouchdi, Mahmoud el-Meliguy
Kaffiri 'an khati'atik كفري عن خطيئتك	Atone for Your Sin	Aziza Amir	Aziza Amir, Zaki Rostom
Goha wa Abou Nawwas mousawwiran جحا و أبو نواس مصوران	Goha and Abou Nawwas Photographers	Manuel Vimance	Ismail Zaki, Khaled Chawki
Awlad Misr أولاد مصر	Sons of Egypt	Togo Mizrahi	Ahmed al-Machriqi, Gian Rifaat
Al Warda al-baida' (The White Rose)	The White Rose	Mohammed Karim	Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Samira Khouloussi	Landmark musical
Al-Khatib nimrah talatachar الخطيب نمرة ١٣	The Fiancé Number 13	Mohamed Bayoumi	Mohamed Bayoumi, Dawlat Bayoumi
1934
Laylat al-Omear	A Night in a Lifetime	Mohamed Bayoumi	Amina Mohamed, Ahmad Farid
Ouyoun sahirah عيون ساحرة	Enchanting Eyes	Ahmed Galal	Ahmed Galal, Assia Dagher
Al-Ittiham الاتهام	The Accusation	Mario Volpi	Bahiga Hafez, Zaki Rostom
Ibn al-Cha'b ابن الشعب	The Son of the People	Maurice Aptekman	Serag Mounir, Mimi Chakib
Al-Mandouban المندوبان	The Two Delegates	Togo Mizrahi	Fawzi al-Gazaerli, Shalom
Chabah al-madi شبح الماضي	The Shadow of the Past	Ibrahim Lama	Badr Lama, Nadra
Sahib al-sa'adah Kechkech bey صاحب السعادة كشكش بيه	His Excellency Kechkech Bey	Naguib el-Rihani, Stéphane Rosti	Naguib el-Rihani, Stéphane Rosti	Talkie version of the 1931 film
1935
Al-Dahaya الضحايا	The Victims	Ibrahim Lama, Bahiga Hafez	Bahiga Hafez, Zaki Rostom	Talkie version of the 1932 film
Shajarat al-Durr شجرة الدرّ	Shajarat al-Durr	Ahmed Galal	Assia Dagher, Abdel Rahman Rouchdi
Al-Difa' الدفاع	The Defense	Youssef Wahbi	Youssef Wahbi, Amina Rizk
Al-Doktor Farhat الدكتور فرحات	Doctor Farhat	Togo Mizrahi	Fawzi al-Gazaerli, Ehsane al-Gazaerli
Shalom al-tourgman شالوم الترجمان	Shalom the Interpreter	Togo Mizrahi	Shalom, Abdou Meharram
Bawwab al-'imarah بواب العمارة	The Concierge	Alexandre Farkache	Ali al-Kassar, Fatheyya Mahmoud
Al-Bahhar البحار	The Sailor	Togo Mizrahi	Ahmed al-Machriqi, Fawzi al-Gazaerli
Al-Ghandourah الغندورة	The Female Dandy	Mario Volpi	Mounira al-Mahdiyya, Ahmed Allam
Ma'rouf al-badawi معروف البدوي	Ma'rouf the Bedouin	Ibrahim Lama	Badr Lama, Nabawiyya Mostafa
Antar afandi عنتر أفندي	Mr. Antar	Stéphane Rosti	Stéphane Rosti, Samira Khouloussi
Al-Mou'allim Bahbah المعلم بحبح	Bahbah the Teacher	Choukri Madi	Fawzi al-Gazaerli, Ehsane al-Gazaerli
Doumou' al-hobb دموع الحب	The Tears of Love	Mohammed Karim	Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Nagat Ali
1936
Ounchoudat al-radio أنشودة الراديو	The Song of the Radio	Telio Chiarini	Nadra, Bechara Wakim
Bisalamtouh 'awiz yitgawwiz بسلامته عاوز يتجوز	His Highness Wishes to Marry	Alexandre Farkache	Naguib el-Rihani, Aziza Amir
Weddad وداد	Wedad	Fritz Kramp	Umm Kulthum, Ahmed Allam			Drama, romance
Mit alf guinih ١٠٠ ألف جنيه	A Hundred Thousand Pounds	Togo Mizrahi	Ali al-Kassar, Zeinab Labib
Malikat al-masarih ملكة المسارح	The Queen of the Stage	Mario Volpi	Badia Massabni, Mokhtar Osman
Al-Banknot البنكنوت	The Banknote	Ahmed Galal	Ahmed Galal, Assia Dagher
Al-Harib الهارب	The Fugitive	Ibrahim Lama	Badr Lama, Fatma Rouchdi
Al-Yad al-sawda' اليد السوداء	The Black Hand	Maurice Aptekman	Aqila Rateb, Hamed Morsi
Khafir al-darak خفير الدرك	The Policeman	Togo Mizrahi	Ali al-Kassar, Zouzou Labib
Abou Zarifa أبو ظريفة	Abou Zarifa	Alvisi Orfanelli	Fawzi al-Gazaerli, Ehsane al-Gazaerli
Zawgah bil niyabah زوجة بالنيابة	A Wife By Proxy	Ahmed Galal	Ahmed Galal, Assia Dagher
Al-Abyad wal aswad' الأبيض و الأسواد	Black and White	Alvisi Orfanelli	Fawzi Mounib, Zouzou Labib
Koullouh illa kidah كله إلا كده	Anything But That	Carlo Bobba	Beba, Mohamed Kamal al-Masri
1937
Salama fi khayr سلامة فى خير	Everything’s Okay	Niazi Mostafa	Naguib el-Rihani, Raqiya Ibrahim			Comedy

External links

• Egyptian film at the Internet Movie Database