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The Cloth Peddler is a film of genre Drama directed by Boris Svetlov with Ahmed Agdamski
The Cloth Peddler (1917)
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Add to a movie listThe Cloth Peddler (Azerbaijani: Arşın Mal Alan) was a full-length Azerbaijani silent comedy film made in Baku in 1917, based on the operetta by the famous Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov.
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Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar (Huseynqulu Sarabski) wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman Guelchoehra (Ahmed Aghdamski) falls in love with him. However, she is concerned that her father, Soltan bey (Alakbar Huseynzade) will not allow her to marry a cloth peddler. Young Asgar then reveals himself to her father and asks for her hand in marriage. Seeing that he is indeed a wealthy young man, the father agrees and the two are permitted to marry.Actors
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