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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves( 1944)

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Wild nights of sheer delights! Burning days of bold adventure!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Maria Montez

      Amara

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      Jon Hall

      Ali Baba

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      Turhan Bey

      Jamiel

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      Andy Devine

      Abdullah

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      Kurt Katch

      Hulagu Khan

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      Frank Puglia

      Prince Cassim

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      Fortunio Bonanova

      Old Baba

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      Moroni Olsen

      Caliph Hassan

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      Ramsay Ames

      Nalu

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      Chris-Pin Martin

      Fat Thief

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      Scotty Beckett

      Young Ali Baba

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      Yvette Duguay

      Young Amara

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      Noel Cravat

      Mongol Captain

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      Jimmy Conlin

      Little Thief

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      Harry Cording

      Mahmoud

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      William 'Wee Willie' Davis

      Arab Giant (uncredited)

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      Ed Agresti

      Mongol Captain (uncredited)

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      Richard Alexander

      Mongol Guard (uncredited)

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      Jerome Andrews

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Paulita Arvizu

      Harem Girl (uncredited)

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      Robert Barron

      Mongol Captain (uncredited)

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      Alphonse Bergé

      Tailor (uncredited)

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      Chris Willow Bird

      Arab (uncredited)

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      Norman Borine

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Eric Braunsteiner

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      John Calvert

      Thief (uncredited)

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      Fred Cavens

      Thief (uncredited)

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      Paul Cristo

      Merchant (uncredited)

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      Dick D'Arcy

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Dick Dickinson

      Thief (uncredited)

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      Rex Evans

      Arab Major Domo (uncredited)

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      Martin Faust

      Thief (uncredited)

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      Geraldine Fissette

      Harem Girl (uncredited)

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      Augie Gomez

      Thief (uncredited)

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      Alex Goudovitch

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Hans Herbert

      Thief (uncredited)

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      David Heywood

      Thief (uncredited)

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      James Khan

      Persian Prince (uncredited)

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      Paul King

      Arab (uncredited)

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      Ethan Laidlaw

      Thief (uncredited)

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      Bella Lewitzky

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Betty Lorraine

      Harem Girl (uncredited)

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      Pierce Lyden

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Blanca Vischer

      Harem Girl (uncredited)

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      Charles Wagenheim

      Barber (uncredited)

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      Estelita Zarco

      Harem Girl (uncredited)

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      Don McGill

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Art Miles

      Mongol Guard (uncredited)

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      Belle Mitchell

      Nursemaid (uncredited)

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      Kanza Omar

      Harem Girl (uncredited)

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      Alma M. Pappas

      Princess Kanza Omar (uncredited)

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      Theodore Patay

      Arab Priest (uncredited)

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      Joey Ray

      Thief (uncredited)

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      Pedro Regas

      Thief (uncredited)

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      Alex Romero

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Angelo Rossitto

      Arab Dwarf (uncredited)

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      Carl Sepulveda

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Nick Shaid

      Arab (uncredited)

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      Bhogwan Singh

      Arab (uncredited)

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      Charles Soldani

      Mongol (uncredited)

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      George Sowards

      Thief (uncredited)

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      Norman Willis

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Harry Woods

      Mongol Guard (uncredited)

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      Katherine Yorke

      Harem Girl (uncredited)

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      Margaret Zane

      Harem Girl (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 30 2022
    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 s...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • gang of thieves
    • bagdad
    • mongol
    • arabian nights
    • caliph