A Thousand and One Nights

1945Movie⏱️ 1h 33mApproved

AdventureComedyFantasyMusical

⭐ 6.1

IMDB Rating

790 votes

Tongue-in-cheek fantasy film set in Baghdad and loosely based on the One Thousand and One Nights medieval story.

Director

Alfred E. Green

Writers

Wilfrid H. Pettitt, Richard English, Jack Henley

Stars

Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens

Release Date

July 20, 1945

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 2

Wins

🎯 2

Nominations

💬 21

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Evelyn Keyes

as Babs

Phil Silvers

as Abdullah

Adele Jergens

as Princess Armina

Cornel Wilde

as Aladdin

Dusty Anderson

as Novira

Dennis Hoey

as Sultan Kamar Al-Kir

Philip Van Zandt

as Grand Wazir AbuHassan

Gus Schilling

as Jafar

Nestor Paiva

as Kahim

Rex Ingram

as Giant

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Filming Location

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Production

Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

AdventureComedyFantasyMusical

⭐ Featured Review

"One of these days I gotta put the Indian sign on that dame."

by utgard14 • 2014-05-11

7/10

"Comical variation on the Aladdin story. Aladdin (Cornel Wilde) falls in love with Princess Armina (Adele Jergens) but is forced to flee the kingdom with his sidekick Abdullah (Phil Silvers). He finds a magic lamp with a genie (Evelyn Keyes) inside and uses her wish-granting powers to help him return to his princess. This is definitely a different-looking Cornel Wilde than I'm used to, with somewhat effeminate hair and makeup. Particularly in the early parts where there are lots of close-ups of him. His performance is good, though. He's suited for parts like this. Phil Silvers, who ..."