Arabian Nights
Dashing Thieves of Baghdad...riding out of the magic and splendor of Arabian Nights
1942 | 86m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | John Rawlins |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Michael Hogan |
| Staring: |
| Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1942 |
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| Director: | John Rawlins |
| Writer: | Michael Hogan |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action |
| Keywords | poison, dancer, slavery, bagdad, escape, technicolor, arabian nights |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Walter Wanger Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,453,416
Budget: $904,765 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jon Hall | Haroun-Al-Raschid |
| Maria Montez | Sherazade |
| Sabu | Ali Ben Ali |
| Leif Erickson | Kamar (as Leif Erikson) |
| Billy Gilbert | Ahmad |
| Edgar Barrier | Nadan |
| Richard Lane | Corporal |
| Turhan Bey | Captain of the Guard |
| John Qualen | Aladdin |
| Shemp Howard | Sinbad |
| William 'Wee Willie' Davis | Valda |
| Thomas Gomez | Hakim |
| Jeni Le Gon | Dresser |
| Robert Greig | Eunuch |
| Charles Coleman | Eunuch |
| Adia Kuznetzoff | Slaver |
| Emory Parnell | Harem Sentry |
| Harry Cording | Blacksmith |
| Robin Raymond | Slave Girl |
| Carmen D'Antonio | Harem Girl |
| Cordell Hickman | Black Boy (uncredited) |
| Acquanetta | Ishya (uncredited) |
| Robert Barron | Bidder (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Ridgway | Harem Girl (uncredited) |
| Duke York | Archer (uncredited) |
| Elyse Knox | Slave Girl (uncredited) |
| Ken Christy | Provost Marshal (uncredited) |
| Frances Gladwin | Harem Girl (uncredited) |
| Frank Lackteen | Bidder (uncredited) |
| Kermit Maynard | Guard (uncredited) |
| Pat Starling | Harem Girl (uncredited) |
| Amzie Strickland | Harem Girl (uncredited) |
| Al Haskell | Bearded Bidder (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Rawlins | Director |
| Michael Hogan | Screenplay, Story |
| Jack Otterson | Production Design |
| Alexander Golitzen | Production Design |
| Fred Frank | Assistant Director |
| Philip Cahn | Editor |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Vera West | Costume Design |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Director |
| Charles Previn | Music Director |
| William R. Fox | Sound |
| Ira Webb | Assistant Set Decoration |
| William V. Skall | Assistant Director of Photography |
| W. Howard Greene | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Jamiel Hasson | Technical Advisor |
| Milton Krasner | Director of Photography |
| Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| True Eames Boardman | Additional Dialogue |
| Natalie Kalmus | Color Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walter Wanger | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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The Caliph of Baghdad tries to flee the invading hordes with his young son - but at the point of escape is betrayed by his ambitious brother and killed. The boy (Sabu) however, manages to escape and ends up with a troupe of travelling performers including the beautiful "Sherazade" (Maria Montez) and ... sets about reclaiming what is rightfully his. It's a bit of a hybrid of many Arabian Nights style stories this one, Aladdin and Sinbad feature at various stages, but has lots of sword fights, plenty of lavish costumes and sets, and flows well enough towards a fairly predictable ending - even if Montez sounds much more masculine that almost anyone else in this film. Not much by way intelligent dialogue, but still enjoyable enough to share (?) a box of Turkish delight over...