Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves [Blu-ray]

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves [Blu-ray]

Director: Arthur Lubin Cast: Jon Hall
Jon Hall
, Maria Montez
Maria Montez
, Andy Devine
Andy Devine
, Turhan Bey
Turhan Bey
Arthur Lubin
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves [Blu-ray]

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves [Blu-ray]

Director: Arthur Lubin Cast: Jon Hall
Jon Hall
, Maria Montez
Maria Montez
, Andy Devine
Andy Devine
, Turhan Bey
Turhan Bey
Arthur Lubin

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Overview

Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves is glorious escapist nonsense in full Technicolor, starring the King and Queen of Glitz, Jon Hall and Maria Montez. The old Arabian Nights story has been heavily overhauled to make the 40 thieves semi-good guys, who adopt young Ali Baba, little realizing he is the son of the Caliph of Baghdad. Years later, the grown-up Ali (Hall) is the leader of the bandits, fighting against the tyranny of the unspeakable Hulagu Khan (Kurt Katch). Seeking further vengeance for his father's death, Ali kidnaps Amana (Maria Montez), daughter of the Caliph's duplicitous second-in-command (Frank Puglia). But Ali falls in love with Amana and sets her free. When Amana is forced to marry Hulagu Khan, Ali and his followers go to her rescue, sneaking into the palace by hiding in huge oil jars. In the original story, these jars end up being the thieves' tombs; not so here, what with Ali Baba vanquishing his foes and claiming the heroine. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves was remade in 1965 as Sword of Ali Baba, a film relying so much on stock footage from the earlier film that one of the Ali Baba actors, Frank Puglia, was hired to re-create his role.

Product Details

Release Date: 07/21/2020
UPC: 0738329248079
Original Release: 1943
Rating: NR
Source: Kl Studio Classics
Language: English
Time: 1:27:00
Sales rank: 27,472

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jon Hall Ali Baba
Maria Montez Amara
Andy Devine Abdullah
Turhan Bey Jamiel
Kurt Katch Hulagu Khan
Frank Puglia Prince Cassim
Fortunio Bonanova Old Baba
Moroni Olsen Caliph Hassan
Ramsay Ames Nalu
Chris-Pin Martin Fat Thief
Scotty Beckett Ali as a Child
Yvette Dugay Amara as a Girl
Noel Cravat Mongol Captain
Jimmy Conlin Little Thief
Harry Cording Mahmoud
David Heywood Actor
John Calvert Actor
Wee Davis Arab Giant
Dick Dickinson Actor
Hans Herbert Actor
Ethan Laidlaw Thief
Pedro Regas Actor
Charles Wagenheim Barber
Edward Ward Composer

Technical Credits
Arthur Lubin Director
Edmund L. Hartmann Screenwriter
John P. Fulton Special Effects
Paul Malvern Producer
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