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Released December 25, 1942
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Universal
86 min. (Feature Film)

King Haroun-Al-Raschid (Jon Hall) decides to spare the life of his brother Kamar (Leif Erickson) after an attempted coup. Kamar's men rescue him, and Haroun is assumed killed in the struggle. But a young Baghdad circus performer (Sabu) hides Haroun with the help of the ringmaster Ahmad (Billy Gilbert), his fellow performers Sinbad (Shemp Howard) and Aladdin (John Qualen), and the beautiful dancer Sherazade (Maria Montez).

A former slave girl, Sherazade is desired by Kamar, and now that Kamar is back on the throne he dispatches his aides to search the desert for his future mistress. Yearning for the power of the throne, Sherazade wishes to sit on the throne next to Kamar, but she finds herself falling in love with Haroun, whom she believes to be nothing more than a peasant. But Kamar's vizier Nadan also has his eye on the throne, and begins a conspiracy to find Sherazade first, sell her and her friends into slavery, and assasinate Kamar.

Shemp, Billy Gilbert, John Qualen and Richard Lane provide comedy relief. Running gags include Sinbad (Shemp) constantly telling tales of his legendary sailing exploits, and Aladdin (Qualen) anxiously rubbing every lamp he sees in hopes to find his long-lost genie. To escape Kamar's troops, Ahmad (Gilbert) disguises himself as a woman to romance the Corporal of the guard (Lane).

Shemp Howard's first and only Technicolor film.

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ARABIAN NIGHTS on IMDb

Maria Montez
Sherazade

Jon Hall
Haroun-Al-Raschid

Leif Erickson
Kamar-Al-Zaman

Sabu
Ali Ben Ali

Turhan Bey
Captain of the Guard

Richard Lane
Corporal

Robert Greig
Storyteller

Duke York
Archer

Johnny Berkes
Blind beggar

Ken Christy
Provost Marshal

Robin Raymond
Marcena, slave girl

Art Miles
Bidder

Harry Cording
Blacksmith

Charles Coleman
Saleem, harem eunuch

Emory Parnell
Harem sentry

June Ealey
Harem girl

Linda Brent
Harem girl

Jean Trent
Harem girl

Pat Starling
Harem girl

Alice Neilson
Harem girl

Patsy Mace
Harem girl

Nedra Sanders
Harem girl

Veronica Pataky
Harem girl

Mary Moore
Harem girl

Rebel Randall
Harem girl

Virginia Engels
Harem girl

Frances Gladwin
Harem girl

Kermit Maynard
Nadan's Aide-de-Camp

Eva Puig
Old woman

Ernest Whitman
Nubian slave

Lane Chandler
Majordomo

David Sharpe
Sabu's stunt double


John Rawlins
Director

Michael Hogan
Story and Screenplay

True Boardman
Screenplay

Milton R. Krasner
Director of Photography

W. Howard Greene
Associate Photographer

William V. Skall
Associate Photographer

Philip Cahn
Film Editor

Jack Otterson
Production Designer

Alexander Golitzen
Production Designer

Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration

Ira S. Webb
Associate Set Decorator

Bernard B. Brown
Sound Director

Willam R. Fox
Sound Technician

Charles Previn
Musical Director

Frank Skinner
Original Music

Fred Frank
Assistant Director

Ford Beebe
2nd Unit Director

Vera West
Women's Costumes

Dorothea Holt
Illustrator

Natalie Kalmus
Technicolor Color Director

Jamiel Hasson
Technical Advisor


















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