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Arabian Nights (1942)

UNRATED 86 min  -  Action | Adventure  -   24 January 1944 (Sweden)
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The caliph of Baghdad must go into hiding with a group of traveling performers when his brother usurps the throne. Both brothers desire a beautiful dancing girl, who is torn between power and true love.

Director:

John Rawlins

Writers:

Michael Hogan (story), Michael Hogan (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Jon Hall, Maria Montez and Sabu
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Hall Jon Hall ...
Haroun-Al-Baschid
Maria Montez ...
Sabu ...
Ali Ben Ali
Leif Erickson Leif Erickson ...
Kamar (as Leif Erikson)
Billy Gilbert Billy Gilbert ...
Ahmad
Edgar Barrier Edgar Barrier ...
Nadan
Richard Lane Richard Lane ...
Corporal
Turhan Bey Turhan Bey ...
Captain of the Guard
John Qualen John Qualen ...
Shemp Howard ...
William 'Wee Willie' Davis William 'Wee Willie' Davis ...
Valda
Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez ...
Hakim
Jeni Le Gon Jeni Le Gon ...
Dresser
Robert Greig Robert Greig ...
Eunuch
Charles Coleman Charles Coleman ...
Eunuch
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Storyline

Dancer Sherazade was told by the stars that she will become wife of the kalif in Bagdad. She tells Kamar, brother of kalif Haroun. He planned a coup d'etat, which failed at first, but supported by the wasir he finally succeeds. Haroun is injured and gets help from Ahmad's actor troupe, where he is nursed by Sherazade, who doesn't recognise him. When she hears that Kamar is looking for her she goes to him, but is sold with the complete troupe of actors to slavery. They're able to escape, but Haroun is still in danger. To save him, Sherazade agrees to poison Kamar, but Haroun tries to establish his rulership first. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

Baghdad | Dancer | Poison | Hiding | Dancing  | See more »

Taglines:

Dashing Thieves of Baghdad...riding out of the magic and splendor of

Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Arabische Nächte See more »

Filming Locations:

Kanab, Utah, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$2,000,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

This film marks the first use of 3-strip Technicolor by Universal. See more »

Quotes

Kamar: [to Captain of the Guard] Son of infamy! Every bone in your body shall be broken if you continue to defy me!
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Connections

Featured in The Universal Story (1995) See more »