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Background

United Film Company was an Egyptian film production and distribution company. It was founded in 1945 in Cairo by Egyptian actor and screenwriter Anwar Hagdi and produced about 20 films.

Logo (September 15, 1949-March 28, 1954)

Visuals: On a sky background, we see the company's emblem: flags of various (and a few former) Arab countries standing on a filmstrip-like banner with the company name and a stylized sun over it. Superimposing the emblem, there are three texts in Arabic, handwritten in Ruq'ah script, meaning the company name, the name of its founder "Anwar Hagdi" between parentheses, and "presents".

Trivia:

The flags are from the 8 original member states of the Arab League, which were, respectively from top-to-bottom: the Kingdom of Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Yemen, the Kingdom of Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine (note the white flag was made up to represent Palestine, since Palestine at the time was a British mandate, thus its official flag was the Union Jack) and Jordan.
The design of the flags were taken directly from a 1945 Egyptian postcard stamp about the establishment of the Arab League.

Variant:

A textless variant exists where it only consists of the emblem.
- A variant with text exists on دهب where "presents" is in a normal typeface and the style of the flags and text are different.

Technique: None.

Audio: A bombastic trumpet fanfare with a drumroll.

Audio Variants:

The opening theme of the film is heard on غزل البنات.
In فيروز هانم, the fanfare is reorchestrated and the first part of the fanfare was ommitted.

Availability:

This was seen on غزل البنات (The Fliration of Girls), البطل (The Champion), المليونير (The Millionaire), ليلة الحنة (Henna-night), and فيروز هانم (Lady Fayrouz).
The textless variant was seen on حبيب الروح (A Drop of Dew), قطر الندى (Eternal Love), شباك حبيبي (My Beloved's Window), بنت الأكابر (Daughter of the Nobility), and أربع بنات وضابط
The alternate variant was seen on the aforementioned دهب (Dahab).

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+=== Background ===
-===Logo (15 September 1949-23 March 1953)===
+'''United Film Company''' was an Egyptian film production and distribution company. It was founded in 1945 in Cairo by Egyptian actor and screenwriter Anwar Hagdi and produced about 20 films.
+===Logo (September 15, 1949-March 28, 1954)===
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-'''Visuals:''' On a sky background, we see the company's emblem: flags of various (and a few former) Arab countries standing on a filmstrip-like banner with the company name and a stylized sun over it. Superimposing the emblem, there are three texts in Arabic, handwritten in Ruq'ah script, meaning the company name, the name of its parent company between parentheses, and "presents".
+'''Visuals:''' On a sky background, we see the company's emblem: flags of various (and a few former) Arab countries standing on a filmstrip-like banner with the company name and a stylized sun over it. Superimposing the emblem, there are three texts in Arabic, handwritten in Ruq'ah script, meaning the company name, the name of its founder "Anwar Hagdi" between parentheses, and "presents".
 '''Trivia:'''
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 *The design of the flags were taken directly from [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Arab_League_of_states_establishment_-_Egypt_22-3-1945.jpg a 1945 Egyptian postcard stamp about the establishment of the Arab League].
+'''Variant:'''
-'''Variant:''' An alternate variant has been spotted where "presents" is in a normal typeface and the style of the flags and text are different.
+* A <u>textless variant</u> exists where it only consists of the emblem.
+** A variant <u>with text</u> exists on <u>''دهب''</u> where "presents" is in a normal typeface and the style of the flags and text are different.
 '''Technique:''' None.
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 '''Audio:''' A bombastic trumpet fanfare with a drumroll.
-'''Audio Variants:''' In ''Fayrouz Hanem'', the first part of the fanfare was ommitted.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
+* The <u>opening theme</u> of the film is heard on ''غزل البنات''.
+* In <u>''فيروز هانم''</u>, the fanfare is reorchestrated and the first part of the fanfare was ommitted.
+'''Availability:'''
-'''Availability:''' This was seen on ''Ghazal Al Banat'', ''Albatal'' and ''Fayrouz Hanem''. The alternate variant was seen on the aforementioned ''Dahab''.
+* This was seen on ''غزل البنات'' (''The Fliration of Girls''), ''البطل'' (''The Champion''), ''المليونير'' (''The Millionaire''), ''ليلة الحنة'' (''Henna-night''), and ''فيروز هانم'' (''Lady Fayrouz'').
+* The textless variant was seen on ''حبيب الروح'' (''A Drop of Dew''), ''قطر الندى'' (''Eternal Love''), ''شباك حبيبي'' (''My Beloved's Window''), ''بنت الأكابر'' (''Daughter of the Nobility''), and ''أربع بنات وضابط''
+* The alternate variant was seen on the aforementioned ''دهب'' (''Dahab'').
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