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Flame of Araby

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6.1/10 • 7

1951-12-181h 18m

Adventure

Warrior sheik and desert beauty in a tale of fiery love and high adventure !

An Arabian-nights princess and a Bedouin chief contend over possession of a stallion, but unite to oppose the Corsair Lords.

Directors
Charles Lamont
Writters
Gerald Drayson Adams
Editors
Ted J. Kent

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  1. Maureen O'Hara

    Maureen O'Hara

    Princess Tanya

  2. Jeff Chandler

    Jeff Chandler

    Tamerlane

  3. Maxwell Reed

    Maxwell Reed

    Prince Medina

  4. Dewey Martin

    Dewey Martin

    Yak

  5. Susan Cabot

    Susan Cabot

    Clio

  6. Lon Chaney Jr.

    Lon Chaney Jr.

    Borka Barbarossa

  7. Judith Braun

    Judith Braun

    Calu

  8. Buddy Baer

    Buddy Baer

    Hakim Barbarossa

  9. Richard Egan

    Richard Egan

    Captain Fezil

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CinemaSerf

Dec 3, 2022

6/10

Without leaving California, Maureen O'Hara and Jeff Chandler are transformed into characters from Arabian folklore, and like their faux-location they are not very authentic! She is "Tanya" - a feisty Tunisian princess who is doomed to marry one of the marauding Corsair pirates. Fortunately for her, though, the ever-wooden Chandler ("Tamerlane") is on hand. He is seeking "Shazada" - a stallion of great fame, and it may be that he and this great horse might be the only way of thwarting the dismal fate awaiting the trapped princess. The plot is actually quite fun, but the execution is really poor. There is no chemistry at all between the stars, the sets look like they have been made of polystyrene and the dialogue is about as banal as it is possible to be. This vein of fantasy and mythology ought to have provided for a much richer storyline, but somehow here everyone seems to be just going through the motions and what little action there is, is all too theatrically staged. Maybe nobody liked filming in the desert on a hot day? The advertising was in colour, the film in monochrome - that rather sums this whole thing up.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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