Babes in Bagdad is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Paulette Goddard and Gypsy Rose Lee.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Edgar G. Ulmer |
| Written by | Felix E. Feist |
| Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
| Starring | Paulette Goddard Gypsy Rose Lee |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editArabian Nights princess Kyra goes on strike demanding equal rights for women, to the frustration of caliph Hassan. Supported by the caliph's godson, Ezar, Kyra enables the caliph to see the error of his polygamous ways, and he eventually settles down with his favourite wife, Zohara.
Cast
edit- Paulette Goddard as Kyra
- Gypsy Rose Lee as Zohara
- Richard Ney as Ezar
- John Boles as Hassan
- Thomas Gallagher as Sharkhan
- Sebastian Cabot as Sinbad
- MacDonald Parke as Caliph
- Christopher Lee as Slave dealer (Lee has no dialogue and is essentially an extra)
Critical reception
editAllmovie wrote, "even the staunchest auteurist defenders of director Edgar G. Ulmer are hard-pressed to justify his participation in this relentlessly silly effort."[3]
References
edit- ^ "Babes in Bagdad (1952) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Babes in Bagdad (1952)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Babes in Bagdad (1952) - Edgar G. Ulmer - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
External links
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- Babes in Bagdad at IMDb
- Babes in Bagdad at the TCM Movie Database
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