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5.9

Arabian Nights

NR·1942·86m

Action

Adventure

Action

Adventure

Summary

Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.

Cast

Jon Hall

Haroun-Al-Raschid

Maria Montez

Sherazade

Sabu

Ali Ben Ali

Leif Erickson

Kamar (as Leif Erikson)

Billy Gilbert

Ahmad

Edgar Barrier

Nadan

Richard Lane

Corporal

Turhan Bey

Captain of the Guard

John Qualen

Aladdin

Shemp Howard

Sinbad

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Valda

Thomas Gomez

Hakim

Jeni Le Gon

Dresser

Robert Greig

Eunuch

Charles Coleman

Eunuch

Adia Kuznetzoff

Slaver

Emory Parnell

Harem Sentry

Harry Cording

Blacksmith

Robin Raymond

Slave Girl

Carmen D'Antonio

Harem Girl

Cordell Hickman

Black Boy (uncredited)

Acquanetta

Ishya (uncredited)

Robert Barron

Bidder (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Duke York

Archer (uncredited)

Elyse Knox

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Ken Christy

Provost Marshal (uncredited)

Frances Gladwin

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Frank Lackteen

Bidder (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

Guard (uncredited)

Pat Starling

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Al Haskell

Bearded Bidder (uncredited)

Crew

Director

John Rawlins

Screenplay, Story

Michael Hogan

Reviews

Geronimo1967

June 26, 2022

The Caliph of Baghdad tries to flee the invading hordes with his young son - but at the point of escape is betrayed by his ambitious brother and killed. The boy (Sabu) however, manages to escape and ends up with a troupe of travelling performers including the beautiful "Sherazade" (Maria Montez) and sets about reclaiming what is rightfully his. It's a bit of a hybrid of many Arabian Nights style stories this one, Aladdin and Sinbad feature at various stages, but has lots of sword fights, plenty of lavish costumes and sets, and flows well enough towards a fairly predictable ending - even if Montez sounds much more masculine that almost anyone else in this film. Not much by way intelligent dialogue, but still enjoyable enough to share (?) a box of Turkish delight over...