Salah Mansour

Salah Mansour

Born: March 17, 1923
Died: January 18, 1979
in Egypt
Salaah Mansour (1923 – 1979) is an Egyptian actor born in Shebeen al-Kanaater – Kalyoubeyya (Delta of Egypt).

He began his career in the theater school; he also participated in establishing the Ministry of Education School theater in 1938. After graduating in 1940, Salaah worked as editor at Rose al-Youssef magazine. He then joined the High Institute of Dramatic Arts under the supervision of the great Zaky Tolaymaat, before graduating in 1947.

In 1954, he founded “Al-masrah al-horr i.e. The free theatre”along with his colleagues Abdul Mon’em Madbouly, Sa’d Ardash and Muhammad Reda.

Mansour played various stage role like; “Malek al-shahhateen i.e. The king of beggars”, “Al-nass elly that i.e. Downstairs people”, “Bora’y ba’d al-tahseenaat i.e. Bora’y after modifications”, “Zokaak al-medakk i.e. Medakk alley”, “Rumulos al-‘azeem i.e. Rumulos the great” and “Zeyaarat al-sayyeda al-‘agouz i.e. Visit of the old lady”.

Salaah Mansour began his film career in 1946 with the actor Baheega Haafez in “Al-zahra i.e. The flower”. He also participated in the film “Habeeb al-rowh i.e. XXX (1949)”with Anwar Wagdy and Youssef Wahby. In 1950, he played Henry Barakaat’s “Shaate’ al-gharaam i.e. Beach of love” with Layla Mouraad and Hussein Sedky. Among his famous films are; “Bedaaya wa nehaaya i.e. Dead among the livings”, “Ma’ al-thekrayaat i.e. With memories”, “Haareb men al-ayyaam i.e. Fugitive of time”, “Kandeel Om-Haashem i.e. The lamp of Om-Haashem”, “Al-bostagy i.e. The postman” and “Shay’ fee sadry i.e. Something in my heart”.

Although he has been locked in second roles throughout his career, yet he won many awards for his performance.

He is one of the most famous “Villains” of Egyptian cinema, he is the “’Omdet al-cinema al-Masreyya i.e. The Mayor of Egyptian cinema” after his great role of mayor in the film “Al-zawga al-thaaneya i.e. The second wife”, with Souaad Hosny, Shoukry Sarhaan and Sanaa Gameel. One can never forget her famous phrase “El-leila ya ‘omda i.e. Tonight O mayor”.

Salaah Mansour won many awards for his roles in radio, cinema and theatre; best radio actor (1954), best actor for his role in the film “Lan a’taref i.e. I will not confess (1963)” and the film “Al-zawga al-thaaneya (1968)”. He was also awarded Egyptian order of Merit (1978).

Salaah worked as a consultant, Department of Theatre Education at the Ministry of Education until his death.

Movies for Salah Mansour...

Waraa Al-Shams
Title: Waraa Al-Shams
Character: Hashem
Released: September 3, 1978
Type: Movie
"Behind the Sun" clearly identifies the time identity of his film. It follows the horrific military defeat of June 1967, when a senior military commander insists on an investigation into the real causes of the defeat, leading to his assassination by the commander of the military prison , When the rebel military commander refuses to ignore his insistence on requesting this investigation, during the special visit by "Jaafari" commander of the military prison in order to convince him to do so, "Jaafari" can not escape from his assassination by firing bullets,
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Title: Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
Released: August 5, 1978
Type: TV
After Ibrahim Al-Tayer comes out of prison, he returns to stealing, where he smuggles 750 thousand pounds, and hides with the money in a mental hospital in agreement with the hospital's director alone. But when the director dies, Ibrahim escapes with another to hide from the police and gang that wants the money.
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The Fat Cats
Title: The Fat Cats
Released: May 15, 1978
Type: Movie
The contractor Al-Helbawy opposes his son Nabil's relationship with his classmate Ahlam due to the difference in social status. As he sets Ahlam up and gets her imprisoned, he weds Nabil to Sawsan, the daughter of the Director of the General Intelligence who helps him in his smuggling operations.
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الكلمة الأخيرة
Title: الكلمة الأخيرة
Released: March 4, 1978
Type: Movie
The film's events revolve around Zahra, who sings with her father (Marzouq) at popular birthdays. One day, she meets a wealthy businessman named (Aziz). Zahra gets engaged to Aziz, who lies to his mother, claiming that Zahra is from an ancient family. It was Zahra's neighbor who had gotten involved in a relationship with a man who was delaying her marriage. After Aziz persuaded this young man to marry her, a big surprise happened to them.
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Layl waraghba
Title: Layl waraghba
Released: April 12, 1977
Type: Movie
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The Sparrow
Title: The Sparrow
Character: Ismail
Released: August 26, 1974
Type: Movie
Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman.
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Abou Rabiea
Title: Abou Rabiea
Character: عثمان بيه
Released: March 26, 1973
Type: Movie
Abu Rabie agrees to be the guardian of the land given by Haj Ragheb to his niece Yasmin, but Osman Bey and Murad try to seize the land in all ways, like arranging a rift between Abu Rabie and Yasmin, and Murad's attempt to make Yasmin love him. Will their plan succeed?
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A Nose And Three Eyes
Title: A Nose And Three Eyes
Character: Salem
Released: November 4, 1972
Type: Movie
Doctor Hashem is a womanizer who is torn between three women: Amina, from whom he's constantly escaping while she is madly in love with him, Najwa, whom he loves while she lives with another man, and Rehab, the open-minded free personality. Will he manage to choose one of the three?
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The Tale of a Girl Named Marmar
Title: The Tale of a Girl Named Marmar
Character: Mahmoud Gadallah
Released: September 4, 1972
Type: Movie
As Marmar enrolls in the Faculty of Girls, she moves from Beni Suef to Cairo to live with her aunt's family. As her cousin Ahmed falls for her, his father finds them together in her room and insists that Marmar must return home. Marmar's family decides to wed her to the businessman Gadallah.
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House of Sand
Title: House of Sand
Released: August 23, 1972
Type: Movie
Essam is a 17-year-old young man who falls in love with Amina who's a year younger than him. They flee to Alexandria and have an unregistered marriage after their parents oppose their marriage because of their young age.
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Eashiqat nafsiha
Title: Eashiqat nafsiha
Character: Osman Bey
Released: January 24, 1972
Type: Movie
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Something in my Chest
Title: Something in my Chest
Character: Abdul Azim
Released: August 30, 1971
Type: Movie
Hussein Shaker is a man with dictatorial power, he tries to put one of his colleagues under control but he couldn't because of the man patriotism but then he dies and Hussein tries to destroy the man's whole family.
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Wife of five men
Title: Wife of five men
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Afaf is a psychopath, who escapes from her Samnoudi husband on her wedding night, then later meets with two other people and agrees with each of them separately to marry, but she escapes when the moments of the Qur’an come, and the same behavior is repeated with the fourth from which she also escapes, and husbands begin to present Communications on charges of polygamy.
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Night’s Doors
Title: Night’s Doors
Released: June 9, 1969
Type: Movie
Salama falls into the clutches of a criminal who falsifies securities, as his financial condition is difficult. He makes a great fortune. He withdraws from the life of his cousin, who loves him, because he cannot confront her, as she represents his honorable past for him.
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Om Hashim's Lamp
Title: Om Hashim's Lamp
Character: Dardiri
Released: November 4, 1968
Type: Movie
This 1968 film adaptation of Yahya Haqqi's 1943 novel "The Lamp of Om Hashem" explores the liminal space between the modern and traditional worlds. Set in one of Cairo's densely-populated neighborhoods, Sayyida Zeinab, the film showcases beautiful scenes from city life.
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Case 68
Title: Case 68
Character: Munjid Abdel Salam
Released: September 30, 1968
Type: Movie
When a committee is formed to serve the people of the neighborhood and Mr. Monjid is chosen head, dispute finds its way to the committee due to their different approaches, as Monjid believes that problems should be solved amicably, and Hanafi, one of the members, believes the law should be their reference.
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The Postman
Title: The Postman
Character: Gamilas father
Released: April 15, 1968
Type: Movie
Abbas, a resident of Cairo, is appointed by the government to hold the office of supervisor in a post office in a small village in Upper Egypt.
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My Super Crazy Wife
Title: My Super Crazy Wife
Released: April 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Despite their love for each other, a couple divorces for the third time. The husband meets an elderly wealthy man and marries his daughter. The wife tries to sabotage his new marriage by wedding his new father-in-law, putting them all under the same roof.
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Three Stories
Title: Three Stories
Character: إبراهيم الساعي - القصة (1)
Released: February 12, 1968
Type: Movie
The film combines 3 separate stories .. The first story (Dunia Allah) to Naguib Mahfouz and starring Salah Mansour and Nahed Sharif .. Tell the story of a courier in a government service approached the age of the pension did not enjoy his life at all decides to embezzlement of employees salaries and travel to Alexandria with one of the girls on the street to enjoy several weeks He was convinced that he did not harm anyone because all the employees did not need a salary except for one employee who was burdened with social burdens.
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Days Of Love
Title: Days Of Love
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
When his leading lady drops out of his film, a director gets a saleswoman for the part and introduces her as a sophisticated lady. When the movie becomes a smash hit, she rebels against the director.
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The Shortcoming
Title: The Shortcoming
Released: November 6, 1967
Type: Movie
Corruption is rampant in the ministry, where one of the capitalists drives everyone to falsify import permits for himself, until three new girls are appointed to work there, and each of them takes a different path.
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The Second Wife
Title: The Second Wife
Character: Mayor Etman
Released: October 14, 1967
Type: Movie
A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.
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المراهقة الصغيرة
Title: المراهقة الصغيرة
Released: April 24, 1966
Type: Movie
Sou'ad is a beautiful student, who lives with a strict family. When they find out that she loves one of the employees, they prevent her from going to school. A married couple sympathizes with Sou'ad and treats her like a daughter. Sou'ad gets closer to the husband and tries to get his attention.
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Tofahet Adam
Title: Tofahet Adam
Released: April 1, 1966
Type: Movie
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The Impossible
Title: The Impossible
Released: January 2, 1966
Type: Movie
Helmy's father forces him to marry someone he doesn't love. When his father dies, Helmy decides to break free. He meets Nany, the gentle helpless girl, then he meets the lawyer Fatima, a liberal who claims to be cultured.
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The Confession
Title: The Confession
Character: Abbas
Released: December 6, 1965
Type: Movie
Ahmed and Nawal are childhood sweethearts. When Ahmed suddenly moves to Cairo and loses touch with Nawal, she marries his older brother Ibrahim. During a visit, Nawal questions Ahmed about his abandonment of her, only for him to reveal a shocking truth about her mother.
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Harib min Al-Ayyam
Title: Harib min Al-Ayyam
Character: Mayor
Released: November 22, 1965
Type: Movie
No one can confront the Al-Dafrawi gang, which is wreaking havoc. An idiot young man with a drum wanders around the town, and a girl from the village sympathizes with him, but does not love him back. We discover that this idiot is none other than the leader of the gang.
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A Widow with Three Daughters
Title: A Widow with Three Daughters
Released: June 9, 1965
Type: Movie
When Mafouz dies, his partner Diab seizes his share, which leaves Mahfouz's family living in poverty. Gawdat, Zahra's fiancé, sleeps with her after she surrenders in the hope that they will get married quickly, but his mother forces him to leave Zahra after their financial situation deteriorates.
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Lost Days
Title: Lost Days
Released: May 19, 1965
Type: Movie
Abdel Aal decides to stand up to Tharwat and his monopoly of the fish trade, which affects the livelihood of the fishermen, especially since he knows about his past, which makes Tharwat angry because Abdel Aal is the only witness to his old crimes.
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The Little Devil
Title: The Little Devil
Character: Hasanin
Released: May 10, 1965
Type: Movie
The Devil's Little Movie was produced in 1964 and directed by Kamal Al-Sheikh
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Adham Al-Sharqawi
Title: Adham Al-Sharqawi
Character: Sheikh Shalabi
Released: June 28, 1964
Type: Movie
The story of the Arabic Robin Hood, the legendary local hero Adham Al-Sharqawi who persisted in resisting the British occupation for years and tried to alleviate the suffering of the people of his village.
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The Price of Freedom
Title: The Price of Freedom
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
As a freedom fighter carries out an operation against the English occupation, the English military ruler discovers that an army officer is aiding and abetting him. He arrests a group of civilians and threatens to kill them one by one if the officer doesn't divulge the freedom fighter's location.
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Shafiqa Al-Qibtiya
Title: Shafiqa Al-Qibtiya
Character: Karam
Released: April 14, 1963
Type: Movie
Directed by Hassan Al Imam.
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The Thief and the Dogs
Title: The Thief and the Dogs
Released: November 12, 1962
Type: Movie
This film, inspired by Naguib Mahfouz' The thief and the dogs, tells the story of Mahran, a thief who quickly ascends to be the head of his gang. However, his second in command conspires against Mahran to take his position and his wife. After his prison term, Mahran is thirsty for revenge. But being chased by the police and by his new enemies destines him to a tragic life in hiding.
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أنا الهارب
Title: أنا الهارب
Character: Playacho
Released: November 5, 1962
Type: Movie
The events of this film revolve around Hamdi (Farid Shawqi), who works as an officer in a prison. Hamdi is married and has a child suffering from paralysis, whose treatment requires a large sum of money.
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I Won't Confess
Title: I Won't Confess
Released: October 16, 1961
Type: Movie
Four months after Ahmed was the chief witness in a murder case, his wife receives a blackmail letter accusing him of the crime.
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Lost in Memories
Title: Lost in Memories
Character: Madbouly
Released: March 8, 1961
Type: Movie
After a tragic accident on set, movie star, Sherif, now has to live with the consequence of that day. He falls into a state of grief and loneliness, but with the help of his cousin, Amal, the details of that fateful day starts to reveal itself.
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A Beginning and an Ending
Title: A Beginning and an Ending
Character: Suliman
Released: October 31, 1960
Type: Movie
A film that portrays the lives of the members of an Egyptian family: three brothers, their sister Nefeesa and their mother after the father’s death. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.
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Love Crime
Title: Love Crime
Released: January 1, 1955
Type: Movie
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السماء لا تنام
Title: السماء لا تنام
Released: October 13, 1952
Type: Movie
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Amal
Title: Amal
Character: Sameh Ibn Amer Bey
Released: July 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Hussein's family objects to his relationship with dancer Suhair, but he marries her, and she gives birth to Amal. Hussein goes to his family to tell them that he had a daughter. On the way to share this news, he is hit by a car. Before he dies, he tells his uncle about his wife and asks him to help his newly born daughter Amal. However, the uncle becomes a trustee of Hussein's will and covets it.
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Al Sabr Gameel
Title: Al Sabr Gameel
Character: The thief accountant
Released: December 10, 1951
Type: Movie
Ezzat and Dorriya are two khatibs, who have a lot of jealousy and quarrels between them despite the love that unites them.
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Soul Lover
Title: Soul Lover
Released: October 8, 1951
Type: Movie
The famous artist Youssef Fahmy discovers Laila's talent for singing. He encourages her to sing professionally against the wishes of her husband, Wahid, with whom she was living happily, which complicates their relationship.
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في الهوا سوا
Title: في الهوا سوا
Character: صاحب الفندق
Released: April 23, 1951
Type: Movie
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Fil Hawa Sawa
Title: Fil Hawa Sawa
Released: April 23, 1951
Type: Movie
Thabit and Gamil are unemployed. They con a circus owner who sends his men after them. They escape to Cairo, where they meet an orphan girl who lives with her aunt. The aunt keeps the truth about her niece's father's wealth from her.
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Miss Mama
Title: Miss Mama
Released: October 7, 1950
Type: Movie
(Namira) is a girl who loves to sing, wandering in love with the famous singer (Mounir), who is preparing a new lyric operetta, and decides to create a contest to choose a new singer to perform in front of him in the operetta, and a tigress advances and wins, and in order to arouse Mounir's jealousy, she agrees with His father has to claim that they agree to marry, so will the trick deceive Munir?
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Maalesh Ya Zahar
Title: Maalesh Ya Zahar
Character: عبد السميع أفندي
Released: April 20, 1950
Type: Movie
Saber Effendi is a simple employee suffering from financial pitfalls. A new manager comes to the company who had an old friendship with Saber's wife, which strengthens his relationship with Saber's family. But it causes a rumor that there is a relationship between the manager and Saber's wife.
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Saa La Qalbak
Title: Saa La Qalbak
Released: March 27, 1950
Type: Movie
After his wife dies, Taysir Bey marries the promiscuous woman, Kawthar Hanim, who always deludes her husband that he is sick. His son Ahmed loves the girl Ne'amat, but his stepmother wants him to marry her daughter, so she frames Ne'amat with the help of her lover, Farag.
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Shore of Love
Title: Shore of Love
Released: February 20, 1950
Type: Movie
Leila Mourad one of the Orient's Divas stars in this classic musical romance as a poor girl who marries a wealthy young man while others try to break them apart.
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Zohrah
Title: Zohrah
Released: January 1, 1947
Type: Movie
Khurshid tries to marry Bahigha, the daughter Arfy Pasha, who rejects the idea of their marriage for the difference in their social status. Khurshid is able to cause the Pasha to fall into a financial crisis which leads him to have a severe heart attack.
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Passion and Revenge
Title: Passion and Revenge
Released: January 2, 1944
Type: Movie
A woman seeks revenge on the man she thinks killed her husband but falls in love with him in the process.