Directed by:
Richard QuineScreenplay:
Robert E. KentCinematography:
Henry FreulichComposer:
John LeipoldCast:
Paul Henreid, Patricia Medina, Hans Conried, Laurette Luez, Richard Reeves, Paul Frees, Jack Chefe, George Keymas, Terry Frost, Steven Ritch, Ethan Laidlaw (more)Plots(1)
Paul Henreid and Hans Conried do a lesser version of the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby road formula as they run around Baghdad. Henreid is a magician and woman chaser, helped by his cowardly assistant Conried (later the voice of Snidley Whiplash and other characters in Jay Ward cartoons). Henreid temporarily ends his numerous affairs when he meets Patricia Medina, but he gets more than he planned for when he finds her father Michael Fox is a deposed sultan. Charles Lung is the current sultan who is so enamored by his harem that he does not notice his assistant George Keymas is up to no good. Leave it to H and C to fix everything in this amiable, good looking comedy. The supporting players are admirable, providing a goodly amount of chuckles. Production values are fine with nice, colorful settings. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Paul Henreid
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Casablanca (1942)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Patricia Medina
UK
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
Spitfire (1942)
Hans Conried
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Laurette Luez
USA
Best movies:
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
D.O.A. (1949)
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Richard Reeves
USA
Best movies:
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Tickle Me (1965)
Unconquered (1947)
Paul Frees
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Grand Prix (1966)
Jack Chefe
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
It Started with Eve (1941)
All About Eve (1950)
George Keymas
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Arizona Raiders (1965)
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
Terry Frost
USA
Best movies:
One Desire (1955)
Whispering Smith (1948)
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Steven Ritch
USA
Best movies:
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Murder by Contract (1958)
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Ethan Laidlaw
USA
Best movies:
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Pressure Point (1962)
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Joseph Mell
USA
Best movies:
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The Big Heat (1953)
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Sol Gorss
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Spartacus (1960)
Blackie Whiteford
USA
Best movies:
Captain Blood (1935)
King Kong (1933)
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Henry Rowland
USA
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
East of Eden (1955)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Eddie Foster
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
The General (1926)
White Heat (1949)
Vivian Mason
USA
Best movies:
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
White Christmas (1954)
Suzanne Ridgway
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Michael Fox
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Blue Washington
USA
Best movies:
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Gone with the Wind (1939)
King Kong (1933)