The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
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- Passed
- 1h 34min
- Action, Adventure
- 01 Oct 1954 (USA)
- Movie
In Ispahan, Persia, a barber mistakes an emerald ring as the prize to be delivered to a prince known far and wide, only to realize that a runaway Princess is the real treasure awaited, promising to escort her to her final destination.
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| John Derek | ... |
Hajji Baba
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| Elaine Stewart | ... |
Princess Fakzia
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| Amanda Blake | ... |
Banah
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| Rosemarie Stack | ... |
Ayesha
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| Thomas Gomez | ... |
Osman Aga
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| Paul Picerni | ... |
Nurel-Din
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| Donald Randolph | ... |
Caliph
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| Claude Akins | ... |
Chief Executioner's Aide (uncredited)
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Kenneth Alton | ... |
Messenger (uncredited)
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Bert Arnold | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Benjie Bancroft | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Doris Barton | ... |
Slave Girl (uncredited)
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Mary Ellen Batten | ... |
Arabian Girl (uncredited)
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Paul Baxley | ... |
Escort Warrior (uncredited)
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| Robert Bice | ... |
Musa (uncredited)
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| Anna Lee Carroll | ... |
Slave Girl (uncredited)
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| Booth Colman | ... |
Akim (uncredited)
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Jean Corbett | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Linda Danson | ... |
Fabria (uncredited)
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Madelyn Darrow | ... |
Handmaiden (uncredited)
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Marilyn Dean | ... |
Handmaiden (uncredited)
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| Anthony George | ... |
Palace Guard (uncredited)
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Howard Gould | ... |
Giant Guard (uncredited)
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| Michael Granger | ... |
Musa (uncredited)
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Charles Heard | ... |
Julhan, Horseman (uncredited)
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| Percy Helton | ... |
Kerbelai, Hajji's Barber Father (uncredited)
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Eileen Howe | ... |
Slave Girl (uncredited)
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Barbara James | ... |
Zeenad (uncredited)
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| Kurt Katch | ... |
Caoush (uncredited)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Palace Guard (uncredited)
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Beverly Kidd | ... |
Slave Girl (uncredited)
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Pat Lawler | ... |
Slave Girl (uncredited)
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| Peter Leeds | ... |
Merchant (uncredited)
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| Laurette Luez | ... |
Meriam (uncredited)
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| Peter Mamakos | ... |
Chief Executioner (uncredited)
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Vicki Mann | ... |
Arabian Girl (uncredited)
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Helen March | ... |
Arabian Girl (uncredited)
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| Paul Marion | ... |
Messenger (uncredited)
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Melinda Markey | ... |
Bit Role (uncredited)
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Carl Milletaire | ... |
Captain (uncredited)
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Leo Mostovoy | ... |
The Barber (uncredited)
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| George Nardelli | ... |
Citizen (uncredited)
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| Anna Navarro | ... |
Slave Girl (uncredited)
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Veronica Pataky | ... |
Kulub (uncredited)
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| Eugenia Paul | ... |
Shireen (uncredited)
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Ed Perry | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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| Pat Sheehan | ... |
Handmaiden (uncredited)
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Dolly Summers | ... |
Slave Girl (uncredited)
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| Robert Swan | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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| Beverly Thompson | ... |
Handmaiden (uncredited)
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Gloria Victor | ... |
Susu (uncredited)
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Joseph Waring | ... |
Captain (uncredited)
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Than Wyenn | ... |
Auctioneer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Don Weis | ||
Written by
| Richard Collins | ... | (screenplay) |
| James Justinian Morier | ... | (novel) (as James Morier) |
Produced by
| Walter Wanger | ... | producer |
Music by
| Dimitri Tiomkin | ||
Cinematography by
| Harold Lipstein | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| William Austin | ||
Editorial Department
| George Hoyningen-Huene | ... | color consultant (as Hoyningen-Huene) |
| Lester A. Sansom | ... | supervising editor |
Production Design by
| Gene Allen | ||
Art Direction by
| Dave Milton | ... | (as David Milton) |
Set Decoration by
| Joseph Kish | ||
Costume Design by
| Renié | ... | (as Renie) |
Makeup Department
| Edward Polo | ... | makeup artist |
| Mary Smith | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Rex Bailey | ... | unit manager |
| Allen K. Wood | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Edward Morey Jr. | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Ralph Butler | ... | sound recordist |
| Del Harris | ... | sound editor |
| Bruce Schoengarth | ... | sound editor |
Stunts
| Joe Canutt | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Finley | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Paul Stader | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Dimitri Tiomkin | ... | musical director |
| Robert Tracy | ... | music editor |
| Lucien Cailliet | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Manuel Emanuel | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Gus Levene | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Herbert Taylor | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| John Banse | ... | set continuity (as John L. Banse) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1954) (United States) (theatrical)
- Allied Artists Pictures (1954) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Kontinental (1955) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Netherlands Fox Film Corporation (1955) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Twilight Time (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Flicksium (2021) (United States)
- HanseSound (2024) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- HanseSound (2024) (Germany) (DVD)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In Ispahan, Persia, Hajji Baba is leaving his father's shop to seek a greater fortune, while the Princess Fawzia is trying to talk her father, the Caliph into giving her in marriage to Nur-El-Din, a rival prince known far and wide as mean and fickle. Her father intends for Fawzia to marry a friend and ally, and makes plans to send her to him. But a courier brings word from Nur-El-Din that an escort awaits Fawzia on the outskirts of the city and she escapes the palace disguised as a boy. Hajji encounters the escort-warrior at the rendezvous spot, is attacked and beats up the escort with his barber's tools. The princess arrives and mistakes Hajji as the escort until he mistakes the emerald ring sent by Nur-El-Din to Fawzia as the prize to be delivered. In her efforts to escape him, her turban becomes unbound and Hajji realizes that the girl herself is the treasure Nur-El-Din awaits. Hajji promises to escort her and they spend the night with the caravan of Osman Aga, who invites them to stay for the dancing girls, among them, the incomparable Ayesha. The pair are overtaken by the Caliph's guards sent to bring Fawzia back, but the guards are driven off by an invading army of Turcoman women, a band of fierce and beautiful women who prey on passing merchants.
Written by Les Adams |
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Box Office
| Budget | $816,813 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Paul Picerni said that Elaine Stewart was married to a little ugly man. He said that the seemed very close to her husband because she never joined the rest of the crew between takes or after working hours. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese (1998). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hajji Baba (Persian Lament) See more » |
| Quotes |
[first lines]
[eyeing a bevy of beautiful slave girls] Merchant: When is the auction? Auctioneer: These girls will be sold in Masharif. They go today in Osman Aga's caravan. See more » |