A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
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56% of users liked it
(197 ratings)
Thousand and One Nights is an occasionally strident but generally successful satire of the popular Universal Jon Hall/Maria Montez epics. Cornel Wilde stars as a twentyish Aladdin, whose magic lamp yields two genies: Collosus-like Rex Ingram (repeated the role he played in 1940's Thief of… More Thousand and One Nights is an occasionally strident but generally successful satire of the popular Universal Jon Hall/Maria Montez epics. Cornel Wilde stars as a twentyish Aladdin, whose magic lamp yields two genies: Collosus-like Rex Ingram (repeated the role he played in 1940's Thief of Baghdad) and ravishing redhead Evelyn Keyes (who, like future TV genie Barbara Eden, was seemingly born without a navel). Wilde uses his new-found wealth and magical powers to woo princess Adele Jergens, but not without the opposition of villainous Dennis Hoey. Phil Silvers plays Wilde's comic sidekick, a man "born 2000 years ahead of his time" who wears glasses, spouts jive-talk ("Slip me some skin, Abdul!") and cracks anachronistic jokes. The final gag in Thousand and One Nights, in which the genie gives Phil Silvers the voice of Frank Sinatra, has been removed from many TV prints. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alfred E. Green
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 20, 1945 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Silly escapist romantic fantasy film that's played with a wink and a nod.
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Cast
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Cornel Wilde
as Aladdin
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Evelyn Keyes
as The Genie
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Phil Silvers
as Abdullah
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Adele Jergens
as Princess Armina
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Dusty Anderson
as Novira
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Rex Ingram
as Giant
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Dennis Hoey
as Sultan Kamar Al-Kir/Prince Hadji
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Philip Van Zandt
as Grand Wazir Abu-Hassan
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Gus Schilling
as Jafar
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Nestor Paiva
as Kahim
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Richard Hale
as Kofir the Sorcerer
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John Abbott
as Ali the Tailor
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Murray Leonard
as Camel Driver
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Carole Mathews
as Handmaiden
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Pat Parrish
as Handmaiden
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Shelley Winters
as Handmaiden
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Trevor Bardette
as Hasson
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Dick Botiller
as Ramud
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Cy Kendall
as Auctioneer
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Charles La Torre
as Innkeeper
- Frank Lackteen
- Frank J. Scannell
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Frank Sinatra
as [Uncredited]
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Vivian Mason
as Exotic Girl
