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Babes in Bagdad

  • 1952
  • Approved
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
120
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Paulette Goddard and Gypsy Rose Lee in Babes in Bagdad (1952)
Comedy

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 complainin... Read allHassan, 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 wh... Read allHassan, 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 whi... Read all

  • Director
    • Edgar G. Ulmer
  • Writers
    • Joe Ansen
    • Felix E. Feist
    • Reuben Levy
  • Stars
    • Paulette Goddard
    • Gypsy Rose Lee
    • Richard Ney
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    120
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edgar G. Ulmer
    • Writers
      • Joe Ansen
      • Felix E. Feist
      • Reuben Levy
    • Stars
      • Paulette Goddard
      • Gypsy Rose Lee
      • Richard Ney
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Paulette Goddard, Natalie Benesh, and Gypsy Rose Lee in Babes in Bagdad (1952)
    Natalie Benesh and Gypsy Rose Lee in Babes in Bagdad (1952)
    Paulette Goddard and Richard Ney in Babes in Bagdad (1952)
    Natalie Benesh and Gypsy Rose Lee in Babes in Bagdad (1952)
    Paulette Goddard and Richard Ney in Babes in Bagdad (1952)
    Paulette Goddard and Richard Ney in Babes in Bagdad (1952)
    Paulette Goddard in Babes in Bagdad (1952)
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    Babes in Bagdad (1952)
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    Paulette Goddard and Gypsy Rose Lee in Babes in Bagdad (1952)

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    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Kyra
    Gypsy Rose Lee
    Gypsy Rose Lee
    • Zohara
    Richard Ney
    Richard Ney
    • Ezar
    John Boles
    John Boles
    • Hassan
    Thomas Gallagher
    • Sharkhan
    Sebastian Cabot
    Sebastian Cabot
    • Sinbad
    MacDonald Parke
    • Caliph
    Natalie Benesh
    Natalie Benesh
    • Zelika
    Hugh Dempster
    • Omar
    Peter Bathurst
    • Officer
    Sheila Connolly
    Sheila Connolly
    • Handmaiden
    Laura Donoso
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Slave dealer
    Carmen Sevilla
    Carmen Sevilla
    • Maura
    • Director
      • Edgar G. Ulmer
    • Writers
      • Joe Ansen
      • Felix E. Feist
      • Reuben Levy
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    • Trivia
      Last theatrical movie of John Boles (Hassan).
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Kyra: What a wonderful celebration. I wonder what would have happened if you'd lost the wager.

      Ezar: You'd still be my favorite wife.

    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Muchachas de Bagdad (1953)

    User reviews4

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    Featured review
    1/10
    This is bad with good actors
    This movie has a bad script and bad sets, yet Gypsy Lee Rose and Paulette Goddard still hit their comedy beats and look gorgeous. There's an interesting comedy here somewhere but it doesn't land with the bad script (and white washed casting). I'm surprised this wasn't more of a musical. There's only one dance sequence and the cinematography is very poor so it's not even worth it. I guess it's simply bad because they tried to do this on the cheap without putting the money into better casting, better sets, better dance numbers, and better filming.

    I do like the discussion of women's equality in a 1952 movie delivered with the stars try humor. They deserved better.
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    • kmontgomery-98515
    • Sep 25, 2022

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    • Release date
      • December 7, 1952 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Spain
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kyra, A Escrava de Bagdá
    • Filming locations
      • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production company
      • Danziger Productions Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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