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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

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

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.

Release Date : 1944-01-14

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Maria Montez

Character Name : Amara

Original Name : Maria Montez

Gender : Female

Jon Hall

Character Name : Ali Baba

Original Name : Jon Hall

Gender : Male

Turhan Bey

Character Name : Jamiel

Original Name : Turhan Bey

Gender : Male

Andy Devine

Character Name : Abdullah

Original Name : Andy Devine

Gender : Male

Kurt Katch

Character Name : Hulagu Khan

Original Name : Kurt Katch

Gender : Male

Frank Puglia

Character Name : Prince Cassim

Original Name : Frank Puglia

Gender : Male

Fortunio Bonanova

Character Name : Old Baba

Original Name : Fortunio Bonanova

Gender : Male

Moroni Olsen

Character Name : Caliph Hassan

Original Name : Moroni Olsen

Gender : Male

Ramsay Ames

Character Name : Nalu

Original Name : Ramsay Ames

Gender : Female

Chris-Pin Martin

Character Name : Fat Thief

Original Name : Chris-Pin Martin

Gender : Male

Scotty Beckett

Character Name : Young Ali Baba

Original Name : Scotty Beckett

Gender : Male

Yvette Duguay

Character Name : Young Amara

Original Name : Yvette Duguay

Gender : Female

Noel Cravat

Character Name : Mongol Captain

Original Name : Noel Cravat

Gender : Male

Jimmy Conlin

Character Name : Little Thief

Original Name : Jimmy Conlin

Gender : Male

Harry Cording

Character Name : Mahmoud

Original Name : Harry Cording

Gender : Male

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Character Name : Arab Giant (uncredited)

Original Name : William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-30

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.