Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1944
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets out to avenge his father’s murder, reclaim the royal throne, and rescue his beloved Amara from the iron fist of his treacherous enemy.
Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets out to avenge his father’s murder, reclaim the royal throne, and rescue his beloved Amara from the iron fist of his treacherous enemy.
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All 1 Videos & 7 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Amara
... Ali Baba
... Jamiel
... Abdullah
... Hulagu Khan
... Prince Cassim
User reviews
See All 1 Reviews30 Jun 2022 by CinemaSerf
This bright and colourful cannibalisation of several "Arabian Nights" style stories sees Jon Hall play the prince robbed of his birthright by the evil Mongol Khan and his uncle "Prince Cassim", who has fallen in with the 40 Thieves since childhood and is bent on avenging this treachery. Maria Montez provides the glamour (and an accent you could cut with a knife) as the feisty, independently-minded Princess as we embark on some fun adventures. Andy Devine is dreadful as "Abdullah" but Kurt Katch hams up nicely and entertainingly as "The Khan". The film looks great and some of the swashbuckling sword fights well staged, but the acting is wooden, the script more so and the score intrusive (almost as if it were written for a silent film). It's a decent filler performance, but not amongst the best of the genre.
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Release Date:
Jan 14, 1944 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 27`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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This bright and colourful cannibalisation of several "Arabian Nights" style stories sees Jon Hall play the prince robbed of his birthright by the evil Mongol Khan and his uncle "Prince Cassim", who has fallen in with the 40 Thieves since childhood and is bent on avenging this treachery. Maria Montez provides the glamour (and an accent you could cut with a knife) as the feisty, independently-minded Princess as we embark on some fun adventures. Andy Devine is dreadful as "Abdullah" but Kurt Katch hams up nicely and entertainingly as "The Khan". The film looks great and some of the swashbuckling sword fights well staged, but the acting is wooden, the script more so and the score intrusive (almost as if it were written for a silent film). It's a decent filler performance, but not amongst the best of the genre.
Cast & Crew of
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Amara
... Ali Baba
... Jamiel
... Abdullah
... Hulagu Khan
... Prince Cassim
... Old Baba
... Caliph Hassan
... Nalu
... Fat Thief
... Young Ali Baba
... Young Amara
... Mongol Captain
... Little Thief
... Mahmoud
... Arab Giant (uncredited)
Produced By
JJG
Jack J. Gross... Executive Producer
PM
Paul Malvern... Producer