Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.
Costume
Maria Montez's wardrobe budget apparently exceeded the script's.
Practical Effects
Real elephants, real fire, real commitment to practical spectacle.
Acting
Sabu carries entire scenes while everyone else chews scenery.
Director
John Rawlins
Jon Hall
Haroun-Al-Raschid
Maria Montez
Sherazade
Sabu
Ali Ben Ali
Leif Erickson
Kamar (as Leif Erikson)
Billy Gilbert
Ahmad
Edgar Barrier
Nadan
Richard Lane
Corporal
Turhan Bey
Captain of the Guard
John Qualen
Aladdin
Shemp Howard
Sinbad
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Valda
Thomas Gomez
Hakim
Jeni Le Gon
Dresser
Robert Greig
Eunuch
Charles Coleman
Eunuch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Universal's 1940s 'exotic' cycle starring Montez, Hall and Sabu—essentially Hollywood's fever dream of the Middle East.
Maria Montez couldn't actually dance; her iconic scenes used body doubles while she focused on smoldering directly into camera.
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