Togo Mizrahi
Togo Mizrahi (Arabic: توجو مزراحي) (June 2, 1901 – June 5, 1986) was an Egyptian director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. Mizrahi was a prolific filmmaker best known for making popular comedies and musicals. In addition to his filmmaking, Mizrahi also had his Ph.D. in economics and was a speaker of many languages.[1] For the majority of his career, Mizrahi produced, directed, and wrote most of his films.[2] Between 1930 and 1946, he directed 30 Arabic-speaking films and four Greek-speaking films, and he produced several films directed by other filmmakers.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1901-06-02 · Alexandria, Egypt
- Died
- 1986-06-05
Known for
- Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors (1944) — Director
- Cocaine (1930)
- The three musketeers (1940) — Director
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1942) — Director
- I Prosfugopoula (1938) — Director
- 5001 (1932) — Writer
- Doctor Farahat (1935) — الدكتور فرحات ، مصطفي أفندي
- The Sailor (1935) — حميدو
- Lend Me Three Pounds (1939) — Writer
- A Thousand and One Nights (1941) — Director
- Suspicious Affluence (1937) — Director
- Layla the Country Girl (1941) — Director
- Salamah (1945) — Director
- Shalom the Sportsman (1937) — Director
- El Teleghraf (1938) — Director
- Layla The Schoolgirl (1941) — Director