Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves (1943) Arthur Lubin Digital Life VHS

Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves (1943)
starring: Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Turhan Bey, Andy Devine, Kurt Katch
directed by: Arthur Lubin

Used Price: $11.99
Third Party New Price: $44.06

Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302884708
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6302884705
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 87 minutes
Sales Rank: 12222
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: January 14, 1944

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- Good fun!
This movie is from 1943 Hollywood, which immediately tells you a few things about it:
1) It won't be politically or historically correct. Its portrayal of old Arabia will make historians yell at the TV. Nobody in it will be Arabian, except maybe the extras. All the lead characters will be white. Women will be treacherous, two-dimensional characters. There will be at least one gratuitous midget.
2) It will either be in black and white, colorized, or technicolor. None of these will look very natural.

These hypotheses prove to be correct. It's technicolor.

It's not the most hideously wrong portrayal of old Arabia I've seen. However, none of the actors know what an Arabian accent is like, and apparently nobody could agree on a consistent pseudo-Arabian accent, so every single one of them uses a different accent. Thus, the female lead Amara uses a thick Cuban accent. One of the main ... Read More

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- ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES (1944)
(Action/Adventure, 1 hr 27 min, Technicolor) Universal - U.S.A.

DIRECTOR: Arthur Lubin

CAST: Scotty Beckett, Turhan Bey, Andy Devine, Jon Hall, Frank Puglia, Kurt Katch, Maria Montez (As: Amara)

COMMENTS: This Arabian Nights fantasy follows the exploits of the Caliph of Baghdad's son, who runs off into the desert after his father is killed by raiding Mongols.

There he encounters the legendary 40 thieves and watches in amazement as their command, "Open Sesame," magically parts a solid rock wall, revealing a cavernous hiding place filled with treasures.

He is adopted by the thieves, dubbed "Ali Baba," and grows up to be their leader. As an adult, Ali sets out to avenge his father's death and to free his land from the reigning Mongols.

The film is set in the ancient Middle East. Maria Montez stars as Amara, a Baghdad beauty, who is one of ... Read More

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