Directed by:
George ShermanScreenplay:
William R. CoxCinematography:
Russell MettyCast:
Victor Mature, Mari Blanchard, Virginia Field, Guy Rolfe, James Arness, Nick Cravat, Glenn Strange, Robert Blake, Stuart Whitman, George J. Lewis, Gregg Palmer (more)Plots(1)
It's a toss-up as to who looks better unclothed in Universal's Veils of Bagdad: Hero Victor Mature or heroine Mari Blanchard. Mature plays a Robin-Hood type named Antar, who travels with a troupe of jugglers and wrestlers, all of whom double as thieves, pickpockets and second-story men. When the evil Pasha of Bagdad (Leon Askin) conspires with the equally evil Vizier (Guy Rolfe) to steal tax money to finance a private war, Antar and his gang swings into action. Blanchard plays Selima, the toothsome daughter of a murdered tribal chieftain who works as a cabaret dancer while searching for her dad's murderer. TV fans are advised to keep an eye out for future Baretta star Robert Blake, who shows up in a bit as a youthful beggar. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Victor Mature
USA
Best movies:
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Mari Blanchard
USA
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Virginia Field
UK
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
Guy Rolfe
UK
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King of Kings (1961)
James Arness
USA
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Nick Cravat
USA
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Glenn Strange
USA
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The Lusty Men (1952)
Robert Blake
USA
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Stuart Whitman
USA
Best movies:
George J. Lewis
Mexico
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Gregg Palmer
USA
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Leon Askin
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
One, Two, Three (1961)
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Knock on Wood (1954)
Howard Petrie
USA
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The Tin Star (1957)
Bend of the River (1952)
Dale Van Sickel
USA
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North by Northwest (1959)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Ben Welden
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Big Sleep (1946)
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Charles Wagenheim
USA
Best movies:
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Al Haskell
USA
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Merrill McCormick
USA
Best movies:
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If I Were King (1938)
Texas (1941)
Robert St. Angelo
Italy
Best movies:
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The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Thomas Browne Henry
USA
Best movies:
Julius Caesar (1953)
Airport (1970)
Samson and Delilah (1949)