Samiha Tawfik (1957) سميحة توفيق
Samiha Tawfik (19282010) is the main dancer in this scene from a 1957 Egyptian film titled Hayat Ghaneya (حياة غانية). The film s title is translated as Life of a Prostitute or sometimes as A Rich Life ( rich as in varied). The film stars Berlanti Abdel Hamid as Hooria, a girl who runs away from home to escape her abusive stepmother. She attempts suicide but is saved by Salah (Mahmoud el Meliji). Salah turns out to be a trafficker who forces her to work as a nightclub dancer. In this scene Berlanti is one of the backup dancers to Samiha Tawfik.
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