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- The fakir with his trick monkey is seated on the pavement in a street in Cairo. He plays a tom-tom, while the monkey dances the couchee-couchee. The movements of the monkey are very comical. (Taken on the winter cruise of the S. S. "Auguste Victoria" of the Hamburg-American Line, leaving New York on 03 Feb 1903.)
- Shows the section of the market where live stock is sold. Camels, cattle and donkeys are so huddled together that it is difficult for them to move. (Taken on the winter cruise of the S. S. "Auguste Victoria" of the Hamburg-American Line, leaving New York on 03 Feb 1903.)
- A very valuable film for the exhibitor who wishes to show a typical scene of the great Oriental city, Cairo. A panoramic view taken from left to right, showing a great multitude of people (estimated at 5,000) congregated at the principal market place in the city, moving about disposing of their wares, driving their camels to and fro, etc. Replete with action from beginning to end.
- Remember, this is not one of those old style couchee-couchee scenes, but a perfect picture of a street in Cairo, showing camels, Bedouins, Egyptians and masked face women natives of Egypt, showing off in fine shape the beautiful and Got Me costumes worn by both male and female natives. This picture is a perfect specimen of the photographic art. Clear and distinct; life in every inch of it.
- A hunter in a pith helmet kills a lioness. Aboriginal servant skins. The hunter is happy to show off his trophy.
- This film shows us the splendid scenery of Egypt. The celebrated mosque of the Sultan Hassan, the bronze gate of the Monaiyad, the tomb of Mohammed Ali, the minarets of El Monaiyad, the tomb of Touloun, a view of Cairo from the minarets, an evening view of the mosques and other novel scenes.
- An American officer disguises himself as an Arab in order to rescue an American woman kidnapped by Arab tribesmen.
- This is an entertaining picture portraying scenes on the race track at Cairo, Egypt.
- As the tourists visit the native quarter of Cairo a page of the Arabian Nights is presented. They wind their way through the constant procession of merchants and camels and visit an Egyptian hardware store. They patronize an old lemonade vendor and stop at the shop of a wood-turner. A Mohammedan funeral passes and the paid mourners present an odd sight. Departing from this city the tourists come to the famous pyramid, Cheops, built 2,000 years before Christ's birth. From thence they proceed to the Sphinx in its silent grandeur. A magnificent view of this celebrated figure, 66 feet high and 172 feet long, is presented.
- Cairo is essentially a Mohammedan city. The majority of the inhabitants live and dress after the traditional manner of the followers of the prophet. Side by side with them, however, live thousands who have adopted the customs of the modem European. The resultant contrast is very curious. The pictures of Mohammedan city life are most interesting. Suggestive views are shown of the commercial life of the city. The oddities of native life are emphasized by pictures of their wedding and funeral processions. For the bride and groom a perilous affair slung between two camels seems to be the accepted mode of conveyance, whereas the dead man, encased in a rough box, is carried through the streets by his friends on a litter. Typically Oriental are the pictures of the pilgrims returning from Mecca, each one wearing the green hat and rejoicing in the title Hajji, which denotes that they have obeyed Mohamet's command. Then there is the Muezzin, who twice daily comes forth on the balcony above the mosque and reminds the faithful in a high, quavering voice, that prayer is better than sleep, and that Mohamet is the only prophet of Allah.
- Cairo, the wonderful city of the ancient as well as the modern Egyptians. The panoramic view from the Citadel bridges the narrow congested streets and the quaint stone buildings as they stretch back as far as the eye can see like a great white sheet to the very shores of the river Nile. The tombs of the Khalifs, specimens of early architecture, attract the tourist. In ancient times when the city Cairo was walled for defense, ponderous iron gates closed out the stranger and warrior. In these days of peace the traveler still passes through these ponderous doors, not without, however, a feeling of awe and wonder. The great Citadel built in 1160 is used by the English for governmental purposes. In it are to be found the Viceroy's residence, the arsenal, the mint and the public offices. Mosques, Arab cafés, public parks and military barracks all reflect the peculiar life of the Egyptian, the Cairo Egyptian, the descendant of one of the oldest and powerful nations of the ancient world.
- The topic of this movie is an appeal for tolerance between Muslims and Christians in Egypt during the revolution of 1919. We see Barsoum pray in front of a photograph of Saint Mary, under which there are the crescent, the cross, and the photograph of Saad Zaghloul, the leader of the revolution of 1919, showing the motto of unity between Muslims and Christians , one of the slogans of the revolution.
- In Egypt a Sheik loves an artist's wife but is killed in a revolt following the artists' sale of treasures.
- This first entry in the second "Believe It Or Not" series of shorts visits northern Africa. Included are a look at the Tuareg people of the Sahara Desert, a waterfall whose under-surface builds up because of lime deposits, a clock that strikes 13, and the Tree of Abraham, estimated to be 3500 years old.
- Comedy with an Egyptian backdrop: Businessman Tobby and the Countess Stafanie wish to take all the fun away from their single parents and make them marry each other.
- Simultaneously filmed French version of the German production Saison in Kairo.A young man and a young woman, whose respective father and mother are both widowed, scheme to get them to marry each other.
- Kara poses as a doctor to get close to the known murderer Abu Seif who also has kidnapped the daughter of Malek, a friend of Halef's. Halef falls in love with Malek's other daughter while they venture into a holy (and forbidden) city.
- A "Screen Traveler" entry conducted by André de la Varre, this special concerns about Egypt, most precisely Cairo and the Pyramids, filmed in the late 1930's. The film shows many of the modernized aspects from the city and also some of its old traditional markets and landmarks.
- During WWI, action hero Robeson escapes an unjust death sentence to ramble around Arabia.
- The boys Jo and Erwin, born on the same date, may have been switched at birth. When Erwin's mother Leontine consults experts to find the truth the boys meet, are afraid of being re-switched and run away from their homes.
- Epaminondas, a simple man, accidentally lands a job as the interpreter in a rural hotel and catches the eye of a renowned physician. Can Doctor Epaminondas lend him a hand in the name of love?
- A visit to Cairo is included in the FitzPatrick Traveltalk series, originally seen in theaters in 1938. Enjoy a brief background view of the city's beauty, culture, and history. It reminds viewers that camels are not natives of Cairo and lets them admire several horse troops on parade.
- A woman's attempt to discipline her husband, with the help of her sister.
- Two women vie for Captain Scorpion's affection.
- The story of two young people who want to get engaged, but something always keeps happening to them and the ceremony is constantly put off. All this takes place through a series of humorous incidents.
- A very beautiful woman from Plaka, dazzled by the glamorous nightlife of Athens, spends one carnival night to voluptuous and sinful adventures.
- The grandfather orders his grandson, who is living in Istanbul, to come to Egypt to marry his cousin, or else he would be disinherited. He comes unwillingly, and on the way asks the driver to impersonate him, in order to test the bride. In the meantime, the bride has also asked her maid to impersonate her, to test the groom. The fake bride and the fake groom fall in love, as do the real bride and groom. The father falls in love with his widowed sister in law. When the truth is finally revealed, there is a group wedding.
- The devil appears in the guise of a rich man in front of a poor family and offers them a huge fortune.To tempt them to do taboo. But soon, the life of excess ruins the family, which causes the devil to reappear and this time he has something else in mind.
- Wanting to make sure any suitor who wants to marry his daughter loves her for her character instead of her wealth, Fawzy Pasha claims that he went bankrupt and starts playing piano in the street with his daughter singing along.
- A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.
- Princess Nour arrives to one of Egypt's hotels. Fruit seller Hamida seeks refuge in the same hotel. Nour and Hamida meet by chance to discover they look identically alike. The Princess asks Hamida to cover for her in meetings and visits.