

My Wife's Suitor
1959, Arabic. Directed by Abbas Kamel.
The jobless Somaa is happily married to Lola. He finds a job as a secretary at a fashion house owned by the spinster Howayda, who lives with her brother Fawzy. But as the job requires that the secretary be single, Somaa claims he is. When Lola finds out, she asks Somaa to quit, but he refuses, so she starts working as a model for Howayda, whereupon Fawzy falls for Lola and proposes to her.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 31 August 1959
- Original title
- عريس مراتي
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Abbas Kamel
- Budget
- $145K
- Box office
- $458K
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My Wife's Suitor runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Who directed My Wife's Suitor?
My Wife's Suitor (1959) was directed by Abbas Kamel and stars Ismail Yaseen, Lola Sedki, Abdelsalam Al-Nabulsi.