Nagwa Fouad (1970) (2)فؤاد نجوى

This is a second scene from the 1970 Egyptian comedy ‘Ferket al Marah’ (فرقة المرح literally ‘Fun Band’). The dancer is Nagwa Fouad and the singer is Mohamed Roushdi. The film also starred Shams al Baroudi and Tawfik al Deqn and of course, “the band” comprising Samir Ghanem, George Sedhom and El Dief Ahmed. Sidhom, Ghanem and Ahmed collectively formed ‘Thulathi adwa’ al Masrah’ (the Theatre Lights Trio) appearing together in many films, plays and Ramadan tv and radio series until El Deif Ahmed’s early death in 1970. Sidhom and Ghanem continued as a duo until 1982 when Sidhom retired due to ill health. Samir Ghanem has subsequently gone on to have a successful film career.