ApprovedA Thousand and One Nights

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Play Time: 93 mins
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A Thousand and One Nights

Overview:
On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie. He uses it to return as a visiting prince asking for the princess's hand. Unfortunately for him, the sultan's wicked twin brother has secretly usurped the throne, someone else is after the lamp for his own ends, and Babs has taken a shine to Aladdin herself and is bent on wrecking his endeavours.

Status: Released (1945-07-20)
Awards:Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total
Screen:Wilfrid H. Pettitt, Richard English, Jack Henley
Productions: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
A Thousand and One Nights
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“Oh, if only I had a gun… No, wait, they haven’t been invented yet!”. Phil Silvers brings a distinctly pantomime effect to this retelling of the Sinbad meets Arabian Nights story. To keep up the swash and the buckle, we have the dashingly mischievous “Aladdin” (Cornel Wilde) who fall ....

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