Sinbad, the Sailor (1947)

Director:

Richard Wallace

Writers:

John Twist (screenplay)
John Twist (original story) ...
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Release Date:

13 January 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Adventure

Tagline:

. . . The fabulous adventures of . . . The King of Rogues . . . The Prince of Lovers !

Plot:

Sinbad is a story teller who weaves great adventures about - himself. Whether they are true or not, no one knows...

Plot Keywords:

Sinbad | Island | Boat | Emir | Arabian

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.	...	Sinbad
Maureen O'Hara	...	Shireen
Walter Slezak	...	Melik
Anthony Quinn	...	Emir
George Tobias	...	Abbu
Jane Greer	...	Pirouze
Mike Mazurki	...	Yusuf
Sheldon Leonard	...	Auctioneer
Alan Napier	...	Aga
John Miljan	...	Moga
Brad Dexter	...	Muallin (as Barry Mitchell)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Abdo	...	Chanter (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher	...	Crier at Auction (uncredited)
Mary Bradley	...	Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Norma Brown	...	Wife (uncredited)
Ann Cameron	...	Wife (uncredited)
Dolores Castelli	...	Wife (uncredited)
George Chandler	...	Commoner (uncredited)
Leslie Charles	...	Wife (uncredited)
Gordon B. Clarke	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Norma Creiger	...	Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Wade Crosby	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Lida Durova	...	Slave (uncredited)
Joe Garcia	...	(uncredited)
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Camel Drover (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton	...	(uncredited)
Harry Harvey	...	Crier at Execution (uncredited)
Jamiel Hasson	...	Officer of the Guard (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt	...	Mercenary (uncredited)
Dave Kashner	...	Overseer (uncredited)
Cy Kendall	...	Hassan-Ben-Hassan (uncredited)
Vonne Lester	...	Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Jean Lind	...	Dancing Girl (uncredited)
George Lloyd	...	Lancer Guard (uncredited)
Al Murphy	...	Tiller Man (uncredited)
Hugh Prosser	...	Captain of Guard (uncredited)
Milly Reauclaire	...	Wife (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller	...	Timekeeper (uncredited)
Bill Shannon	...	Officer (uncredited)
Charles Soldani	...	(uncredited)
Charles Stevens	...	Ruri (uncredited)
Glenn Strange	...	Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
Nick Thompson	...	Beggar on Street (uncredited)
Teri Toy	...	Wife (uncredited)
Max Wagner	...	Assistant Overseer (uncredited)
Phil Warren	...	(uncredited)
Joan Webster	...	Wife (uncredited)
Ben Welden	...	Commoner (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Wallace

Writing credits
John Twist		(screenplay)
John Twist		(original story) and
George Worthing Yates		(original story)

Produced by
Stephen Ames	....	producer

Original Music by
Roy Webb

Cinematography by
George Barnes		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Frank Doyle

Art Direction by
Carroll Clark
Albert S. D'Agostino

Set Decoration by
Claude E. Carpenter		(set decorations) (as Claude Carpenter)
Darrell Silvera

Costume Design by
Dwight Franklin		(costumes: men)
Edward Stevenson		(gowns)

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lloyd Richards	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Clem Portman	....	sound
John E. Tribby	....	sound

Special Effects by
Vernon L. Walker	....	special effects
Harold E. Wellman	....	special effects (as Harold Wellman)

Stunts
David Sharpe	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Sherman Todd	....	editorial supervisor

Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff	....	musical director
Gil Grau	....	orchestral arrangements

Other crew
Fred F. Ellis	....	marine technical director (as Capt.Fred F. Ellis Ret. B.M.M.)
Natalie Kalmus	....	Technicolor color director
Edward Killy	....	production assistant
Morgan Padelford	....	associate Technicolor color director
Eugene Joseff	....	jeweller (uncredited)

Production Companies

• RKO Radio Pictures (presents) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.)

Distributors

• RKO Radio Pictures (1947) (USA) (theatrical) (as An RKO Radio Picture)
• RKO Radio Films (1948) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RKO Radio Pictures (1949) (France) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Films)
• RKO Radio Films (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• C&C Television Corporation (1955) (USA) (TV)
• RKO Home Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Turner Home Video (19??) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

116 min | West Germany:74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

UK:U | West Germany:12 (nf) | Netherlands:14 (original rating) (1947) | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #11514, General Audience)

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

"The Hedda Hopper Show - This Is Hollywood" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 29, 1947 with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Maureen O'Hara reprising their film roles.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Title Card:O Masters, O Noble Persons, O Brothers, know you that in the time of the Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid, there lived on the golden shore of Persia a man of adventure called Sinbad the Sailor. Strange and wondrous were the tales told of him and his voyages. But who, shall we surmise, gave him his immortality? Who, more than all other sons of Allah, spread glory to the name of Sinbad? Who else, O Brother, but...
Sinbad:- Sinbad the Sailor! Know me, O Brothers, for the truth of my words, and by the ears of the Prophet, every word I have spoken is truth!

Movie Connections:

Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989) (V)

Classical swashbuckling

This is a cinematic realisation of the lavish Arabian Nights storybooks you read as a child. They don't put a foot wrong: it's all very predictable and undemanding, and everyone plays their appointed parts very satisfactorily. Enjoyable nonsense.