Arabian Nights (1942)

★ 6.0 1h 26m IMDb

Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.

Arabian Nights

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Cast

Jon Hall
Jon Hall as Haroun-Al-Raschid Died 1979 · Fresno, California, USA Jon Hall was an American film actor known for playing a variety of adventurous roles, as in 1937's The Hurricane, Invisible Agent and The Invisible Man's Revenge and six movies he made with Maria Mon...
Maria Montez
Maria Montez as Sherazade Died 1951 · Barahona, Dominican Republic María Montez (June 6, 1912 – September 7, 1951) was a Dominican-born motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolo...
Sabu
Sabu as Ali Ben Ali Died 1963 · Karapur, Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India Sabu Dastagir (possibly born Selar Sabu; 27 January 1924 – 2 December 1963) was an Indian actor who later gained United States citizenship. Throughout his career he was credited under the name Sabu an...
Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson as Kamar (as Leif Erikson) Died 1986 · Alameda, California, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Erickson was born in Alameda, California, near San Francisco....
Billy Gilbert
Billy Gilbert as Ahmad Died 1971 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Billy Gilbert (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971) was an American comedian and actor known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature...
Edgar Barrier
Edgar Barrier as Nadan Died 1964 · New York City, New York, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edgar Barrier (March 4, 1907 - June 20, 1964) was an American actor who appeared on radio, stage, and screen. In the 1930s he was a member of Orson Welles' Merc...

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CinemaSerf 6/10 Jun 26, 2022
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...

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