Babes in Bagdad (1952)

Hassan, the Kadi of Bagdad, has a harem housing twelve beauties, but concentrates his attention on Zohara. A newcomer, Kyra, introduces rebellion into the by the unheard of act of ... See full summary »

Directors:

Jerónimo Mihura, Edgar G. Ulmer

Writers:

Joe Ansen (original screenplay), Felix E. Feist (original screenplay),

Stars:

Paulette Goddard, Gypsy Rose Lee, Richard Ney

Cast

Credited cast:
Paulette Goddard	...	Kyra
Gypsy Rose Lee	...	Zohara
Richard Ney	...	Ezar
John Boles	...	Hassan
Thomas Gallagher	...	Sharkhan
Sebastian Cabot	...	Sinbad
MacDonald Parke	...	Caliph
Natalie Benesh	...	Zelika
Hugh Dempster	...	Omar
Peter Bathurst	...	Officer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
José Calvo	...	(Spanish version)
Maruja Coral
María del Amor
Laura Donoso
Rafael Durán	...	(Spanish version)

Storyline

Hassan, the Kadi of Bagdad, has a harem housing twelve beauties, but concentrates his attention on Zohara. A newcomer, Kyra, introduces rebellion into the by the unheard of act of complaining to the Caliph about the lot of the women in the harem. Hassan suffers a greater shock when his God-son, Ezar, asserts that women are the equal of men. They make a wager under which Ezar must settle down with a conventional harem unless Zohara can outwit Hassan within ten days.

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Plot Keywords:

harem | caliph | polygamy | equal rights | marriage | 

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Taglines:

SEE! The Spectacular Bath of The Harem Queens!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK Spain USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Les mille et une filles de Bagdad

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 16,077 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Danziger Productions Ltd., Orphea Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Anscocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

campy harem spoof

Put Paulette Goddard and Gypsy Rose Lee together and you gotta admit that sparks will fly. Although Miss Lee is more suitable for this kind of high jinx, Miss Goddard does hold her own. Add John Boles as the Hassan and his son, played by Richard Ney (Mrs. Miniver) with Sebastian Cabot in a smaller role and look for Christopher Lee as a slave seller. I thought this was a riot. All the actors seem to play with tongue in cheek, which is Miss Lee's forte. Now mind you, John Boles, Stella Dallas fame and Richard Ney are distinguished actors. But here they let loose and along with Miss Goddard have a romp. Fun all the way through. And Paulette and Gupsy Rose make lovely Harem ladies.