The Fools Alley

Synopsis

Khadiga lives in a poor neighborhood with her parents. She tries to save up money so she could marry her sweetheart Taha. Taha buys a lottery ticket in hope of winning a lot of money, but it ends up in Khadiga's religious father's hands who throws it away. The ticket gets picked up by the town's fool, who gets lucky and wins, driving the town into chaos.

Director

Tawfiq Saleh

Written by

Naguib Mahfouz

Music

Abdulaziz Mohammed

Studio

Aflam Al Nagah

Released

2 January 1955

Genres

Drama