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ARABIAN NIGHTS – Frank Skinner
GREATEST SCORES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Original Review by Craig Lysy
The success of The Thief of Bagdad in 1940 spurred Universal Pictures to enter the exotic adventure film genre, resulting in production of four WWII era films, including Arabian Nights in 1942, White Savage in 1943, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves in 1944, and Cobra Woman also in 1944. The first film, Arabian Nights would be derived from the Islamic classic “One Thousand and One Nights”. Walter Wagner was placed in charge of production with a $904,765 budget, John Rawlins was tasked with directing, and Michael Hogan was hired to write the screenplay. For the cast, John Hall would star as Haroun-Al-Rashid, Maria Montez as Scheherazade, Sabu as Ali Ben Ali, Leif Erikson as Kamar, Edgar Barrier as Nadan, Shemp Howard as Sinbad, Thomas Gomez as Hakim, Tuhan Bey as Captain of the Guard, and John Qualen as Aladdin. Read more…
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