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Son of Ali Baba

1952 · 75 min

A bright, breezy Saturday-matinee romp of swordplay and romance, easy to follow and cheerfully theatrical.

Overview
In ancient Persia the son of Ali Baba (of forty thieves fame), Kashma Baba is a military cadet by day and a party goer by night. He falls for a girl who he later finds is an escaped slave girl belonging to the wicked Caliph. They flee to his father's palace. But alas, there's more to her than meets the eye. Will the evil schemers succeed? The sons of the Forty Thieves to the rescue!

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • freedom
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • power
Places
  • fantasy world
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour4
Realism2
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
fantasy, action, adventure
Directed by
Kurt Neumann
Written by
Gerald Drayson Adams
Starring
Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot, William Reynolds, Morris Ankrum, Hugh O'Brian, Victor Jory, Gerald Mohr
Music
Herman Stein
Cinematography
Maury Gertsman
Runtime
75 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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