| Ghadat al-Sahara | |
| Director: | Wedad Orfi |
| Producer: | Assia Dagher |
| Starring: | Mary Queeny Assia Dagher |
| Studio: | Lotus Film |
| Cinematography: | Coronel |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Language: | Egyptian Arabic |
Ghadat al-sahara is a 1929 Egyptian silent film starring Mary Queeny in her debut role and Assia Dagher. It is directed by Wedad Orfi.[1] It is also the first production of the actress and filmmaker Assia Dagher.[2]
The sheikh of one of the tribes likes Salma, a girl from one of the Bedouin tribes, who is engaged to her cousin Ali bin Zaid. The sheikh kidnaps her and marries her by force and she gives birth to a child from him. After a while, Salma escapes with her child with the help of the servant Suleiman, whose malicious intentions become clear when he tries to assault her. Salma gets rid of his evil by killing him and flees back home to her tribe.