Love blossoms between Hussein Ramzy (
Samir Sabri) and Dalal (
Nabila Ebeid), but a quarrel separates them and he leaves to study directing abroad, returning to find Dalal married to his friend, the troupe’s lawyer Rostom (
Emad Hamdy). Hussein starts a song-and-dance troupe starring singer-dancer Karawan (
Soheir Ramzi), who dates Qassem (
Yousuf Shaaban), whom she knew at a nightclub where she performed
raqs sharqi. Hussein, for his part, falls in love with his colleague Shareefa (
Hayat Kandel) and marries her. Qassem turns to a loan shark named Tafaida (
Naima al-Saghir), who had previously helped pay his bills, to fund the group, but Hussein’s old-fashioned artistic sensibilities don’t connect with the public and they struggle to pay their debts. Qassem breaks the partnership and dates Tafaida, who comes to the theatre to collect payment. Hussein offers a partnership contract to Tafaida with the imprimatur of Rostom and the entire treasury of the band as collateral, but she refuses. Qassem visits Tafaida, who lives across the street from Hussein’s house. Shareefa mistakes Qassem for Hussein when she spots him. Tafaida realizes Qassem’s treachery and kicks her out of the house, but not before he strikes and kills her. He seizes her belongings and leaves, then when Hussein comes home, Sharifa thinks he is the killer. Public Prosecutor Ezz el-Din (
Abu Bakr Ezzat) begins to investigate Tafaida’s murder and arrests Hussein, who is represented by his lawyer Rostam. Dalal admits that she was with Hussein, and Karawan points the finger at Qassem given the sudden appearance of the money. Threatened with exposure, Qassem confesses before the court and is arrested while Hussein is let go and reestablishes the band. ==Reception==