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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Maria Montez | ... | Amara | |
| Jon Hall | ... | Ali Baba | |
| Turhan Bey | ... | Jamiel | |
| Andy Devine | ... | Abdullah | |
| Kurt Katch | ... | Hulagu Khan | |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Prince Cassim | |
| Fortunio Bonanova | ... | Old Baba | |
| Moroni Olsen | ... | Caliph Hassan | |
| Ramsay Ames | ... | Nalu | |
| Chris-Pin Martin | ... | Fat Thief | |
| Scotty Beckett | ... | Ali Baba as a Child | |
| Yvette Duguay | ... | Amara as a Girl | |
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Noel Cravat | ... | Mongol Captain |
| Jimmy Conlin | ... | Little Thief | |
| Harry Cording | ... | Mahmoud | |
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Ali Baba, son of the Kalif of Bagdad is brought up by the 40 Thieves after his father is killed by the soldiers of Hugalu Khan, who received the necessary information by traitor Cassim. Ali becomes the leader of the thieves and they are fighting for the freedom of his land. Per chance Ali captures the fiancée of Hugalu Khan, who turns out to be his girl friend Amara. After a few misunderstandings Ali uses her wedding day with Hugalu Khan as the day for the liberation of Bagdad. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
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murdered with a sword | looking at oneself in a mirror | man wears woman's clothes | deception | poorness |Taglines:
When beauty was the booty and the prize of all was love! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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14 January 1944 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alí Babá y los 40 ladrones See more »Company Credits
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Lyrics by J. Keirn Brennen
Music by Edward Ward
Performed by Universal Studio Chorus
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The movie does not follow the plot of the original story except in the scene where the 40 thieves are stuffed in jars and then brought to the palace as a gift for the villain, Hulagu Khan. See more »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. See more »Quotes
Abdullah: For a man's country or his stomach he might bid his life; even for his horse. Never, never for a woman.See more »
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Song of the Forty ThievesLyrics by J. Keirn Brennen
Music by Edward Ward
Performed by Universal Studio Chorus
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If "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" isn't quite the camp classic it might have been it is, nevertheless, a spirited adventure yarn that young kids should get a buzz out of; (their parents won't find it too much of a chore either). It's probably the best known tale of the Arabian Nights, at least as far as children are concerned, and this version, directed by Arthur Lubin and gorgeously shot in Technicolour by W. Howard Greene and George Robinson, is an enjoyably painless entertainment. Conceived as another vehicle for its trio of 'stars', Maria Montez, an aging but reasonably nimble Jon Hall as Ali Baba and a boyish Turhan Bey cast, yet again, as a sidekick, it also features those stalwart supporting actors Andy Devine, Fortunio Bonanova and Frank Puglia lending sterling support. Hardly memorable but good matinée fare.