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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

  • 19441944
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.2K
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Turhan Bey, Jon Hall, and Maria Montez in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
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  • Fantasy
  • Romance
A boy prince, raised by forty thieves, takes revenge on the Mongol invaders who murdered his father and stole his kingdom.A boy prince, raised by forty thieves, takes revenge on the Mongol invaders who murdered his father and stole his kingdom.A boy prince, raised by forty thieves, takes revenge on the Mongol invaders who murdered his father and stole his kingdom.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Arthur Lubin
  • Writer
    • Edmund L. Hartmann(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maria Montez
    • Jon Hall
    • Turhan Bey
Top credits
  • Director
    • Arthur Lubin
  • Writer
    • Edmund L. Hartmann(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maria Montez
    • Jon Hall
    • Turhan Bey
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    • 22User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Turhan Bey, Jon Hall, Kurt Katch, and Maria Montez in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
    Turhan Bey, Jon Hall, and Maria Montez in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
    Jon Hall and Maria Montez in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
    Jon Hall and Maria Montez in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
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    Maria Montez in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
    Maria Montez in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
    Andy Devine in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
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    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
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    Maria Montez
    Maria Montez
    • Amaraas Amara
    Jon Hall
    Jon Hall
    • Ali Babaas Ali Baba
    Turhan Bey
    Turhan Bey
    • Jamielas Jamiel
    Andy Devine
    Andy Devine
    • Abdullahas Abdullah
    Kurt Katch
    Kurt Katch
    • Hulagu Khanas Hulagu Khan
    Frank Puglia
    Frank Puglia
    • Prince Cassimas Prince Cassim
    Fortunio Bonanova
    Fortunio Bonanova
    • Old Babaas Old Baba
    Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    • Caliph Hassanas Caliph Hassan
    Ramsay Ames
    Ramsay Ames
    • Naluas Nalu
    Chris-Pin Martin
    Chris-Pin Martin
    • Fat Thiefas Fat Thief
    Scotty Beckett
    Scotty Beckett
    • Ali Baba as a Childas Ali Baba as a Child
    Yvette Duguay
    Yvette Duguay
    • Amara as a Girlas Amara as a Girl
    Noel Cravat
    • Mongol Captainas Mongol Captain
    Jimmy Conlin
    Jimmy Conlin
    • Little Thiefas Little Thief
    Harry Cording
    Harry Cording
    • Mahmoudas Mahmoud
    Ed Agresti
    • Mongol Captainas Mongol Captain
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Mongol Guardas Mongol Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Jerome Andrews
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Arthur Lubin
    • Writer
      • Edmund L. Hartmann(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The reason the plot of the fairy tale wasn't used for the movie may have had something to do with the fact that in the original fairy tale, there are some 42 murders; the first is Ali Baba's cousin, and the other 41 are those of the 40 thieves themselves and, later, their ringleader, who arrives at Ali Baba's disguised as a merchant and thirsting for revenge. He is the last of the Forty Thieves to die. The others die when, after smuggling themselves into Ali Baba's house in wine casks, boiling hot water is poured into each of the casks containing a bandit.
    • Goofs
      When the thieves are singing as they return to the cave the camera is leading them. The tire tracks of the camera car are plainly visible in the sand in front of the horse's hooves.
    • Quotes

      Abdullah: For a man's country or his stomach he might bid his life; even for his horse. Never, never for a woman.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Sword of Ali Baba (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      Song of the Forty Thieves
      Lyrics by J. Keirn Brennen

      Music by Edward Ward

      Performed by Universal Studio Chorus

    User reviews22

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    Top review
    10/10
    A Guilty FAVORITE of mine!
    I have a fairly sophisticated taste in cinema classics so I am a bit ashamed to rate this as one of my Favorite films of all time. I must cite first and foremost the sublime and under-rated masterpiece of a score by Edward Ward WHICH DESERVES A CD FOR SURE!!-Kurt Katch as Hulagu Khan is one of the screens most odious villains and the very fast pace all add to it's delight.....FOR ME-Weird, but not once in the entire film does handsome Jon Hall as Ali ever actually kiss Lady Amara, the exotic Maria Montez! Another bonus is the the vision of loveliness that is GORGEOUS Ramsay Ames as the incredibly HOT, sexy and traitorous lady in waiting Nalu who betrays her mistress-I just have to own up that GULP....I love this flick! PS-What a tragedy that Bagdad today is not the happy one that we find at this film's conclusion. SO SAD.
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    • Feb 8, 2007

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ali Baba und die vierzig Räuber
    • Filming locations
      • Coral Pink Sand Dunes - Sand Dunes Road, Kanab, Utah, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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