This time it's Rock Hudson with erratically marcelled hair who's the commoner who loves the princess, Universal's exotic Piper Laurie. There's a magic sword that gets stuck in a stone pillar, George Macready is a magician and the bad guy who winds up with a cart of junk like something out of Aladdin. All the costumes are uncomfortable and gauzy. Basically, it's an excuse to take the Arabian Nights set out for its annual run, after Tony Curtis and Farkey Granger turned down the role. Under the direction of Nathan Juran, it turns into a movie for 14-year-old boys.
Review of The Golden Blade
