In the fishermen's village near the Burullus Canal, Fatima and Sonia save a man who was about to drown, Hassan the little fisherman. The village learned that Fatima saved Hassan the stranger, and this aroused the jealousy of Mahgoub, her cousin and fiancé, so he tried to lure Hassan into a dispute and threatened to kill him, especially since he was considered the strongest man in the village, as he gathered a group of villains around him.

Muhammad Effendi is a graduate of the College of Agriculture and adheres to traditions. He works as the caretaker of Jaber Pasha’s estate, and his sister Madiha is a lawyer. She refuses to live in the countryside and marry her cousin and decides to run away with Jaber Pasha’s son, had the people not stood up against that act, so Muhammad Effendi confronts the Pasha about his son’s corruptions.

Lillian is a Jewish dancer who has a number of admirers, including Farid, a wealthy lonely young man. Lillian leaves Farid in order to go to Palestine. Farid then meets Goaher, another dancer. Goaher is married to El Saba’i, who along with his colleague Simbel, protect her. Goaher refuses to give any of what she earns to El Saba’i, so Saba’i attempts to ambush, rob, and kill Farid, and events ensue.

A girl known for her constant lying to the point that no one believes her at all, even when she actually witnesses a murder, tries this time to prove to everyone that she is honest in what she says.

Alia and Fawaz are two lovers who belong to two different Bedouin tribes. Despite their feelings for each other, it soon becomes apparent that they can not get married.

A comedy about a television director who gets provoked by his uncle to avenge his dead father, but he prefers to let things go and get married to Layla. But he then gets informed that one of the members of the family who killed his father was released form prison and is planning to kill him.

Naïve young Muhasab is asked to accompany his more dependable friend, Mujahed, on a voyage up the Nile to Cairo. Once there, they will sell their boat, the "Bride of the Nile," in order to buy a barge that will make their village elders more competitive in business and trade. But a ruthless business rival is determined to see that the men never reach Cairo. Matters become even more complicated when Nargis, a scheming carnival dancer, is discovered hiding out in the cargo hold of the "Bride of the Nile."

The life paths of the family of Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad during the period of the British occupation, and before the outbreak of the 1919 revolution, starting with the family's patriarch who lives a double life, his son Fahmy who joins a secret political organization, and the older son Yassin who follows his father's footsteps in pursuing women.

In the port of Alexandria, Captain Gad works on one of the mechanical boats. Gad orchestrates a ship accident that is taken as an act of God. Abu Ahmed is appointed foreman instead of Gad, who was waiting for the job. Abu Ahmed feels happy and conveys the good news to his wife, Amina, who wants a child. After a long wait, Jad decides to take revenge.

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.