Son of Ali Baba (1952)

In medieval Persia, Kashma Baba is a military cadet by day and a roisterer by night. The morning after a rowdy banquet, Kiki, an escaped slave, takes shelter under Kashma's roof. Word comes... See full summary »

Director:

Kurt Neumann

Writers:

Gerald Drayson Adams (screenplay), Gerald Drayson Adams (story)

Stars:

Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tony Curtis	...	Kashma Baba
Piper Laurie	...	Princess Azura of Fez / Kiki
Susan Cabot	...	Tala
William Reynolds	...	Mustapha
Hugh O'Brian	...	Hussein
Victor Jory	...	Caliph
Gerald Mohr	...	Capt. Youssef
Robert Barrat	...	Commandant
Leon Belasco	...	Babu
Morris Ankrum	...	Ali Baba
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenneth Alton	...	Bit (unconfirmed)
David Bond	...	Bit (unconfirmed)
Reed Hadley	...	Bit (unconfirmed)
Noreen Michaels	...	Bit (unconfirmed)
Judy Wiard	...	Bit (unconfirmed)

Storyline

In medieval Persia, Kashma Baba is a military cadet by day and a roisterer by night. The morning after a rowdy banquet, Kiki, an escaped slave, takes shelter under Kashma's roof. Word comes that the wicked Caliph is looking for her; but Kashma, by this time in love, flees with her to his father's palace. Alas, there's more to Kiki than meets the eye. Will the evil schemers succeed? The sons of the Forty Thieves to the rescue!

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Plot Keywords:

arabian | character name in title

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Genres:

Fantasy | Action | Adventure

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Sohn von Ali Baba

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the movie in which Tony Curtis delivers his infamous line, "Yonda lies da castle of my fadda".

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Connections

Featured in Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)

User Reviews

The Bronx A-rab strikes again....!

Thanks to the now inexplicable popularity of the very silly and irritating fluff entitled "The Prince who was a Thief" the Bronx A-rab young Tony Curtis and his appropriately hammy romantic sidekick Piper Laurie get to strike again. Laurie couldn't even pronounce "Marrakesh" correctly (Moroccish? as in Morocco) in the earlier film - so much for the authenticity of these romps. This time around we have a better plot and lots of better actors stealing the show, particularly a very young and tall William Reynolds as the loyal sidekick of our hero, and the always impressive and striking Hugh O'Brian (whose name is wrongly spelled O'Brien in the credits) as quite the hunky villain. Either of these two outshines Curtis every minute either of them is in the same scene. Susan Cabot, in a supporting role as a fierce female archer and friend of the hero puts Piper Laurie quite in the shade. The costumes and color are outstanding and if you like Reynolds and/or O'Brian or Cabot you might enjoy this.