1001 Arabian Nights
Mr. Magoo's ancestor, Abdul Aziz Magoo, is the uncle of Aladdin, who falls in love with a princess.
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"The Near-Sighted Mr. Magoo (amiably voiced by Jim Backus) gets his own starring vehicle in this not-bad animated comedy-fantasy from UPA. Lamp-seller in Budapest demands that his loaf-off nephew Aladdin get married; the boy becomes smitten with the Sultan's daughter, but she's in danger of being snatched by the Sultan's assistant, the Wicked Wazir, who worships a magical flame. With so much going on, the more familiar elements of this story (the magic lamp, the genie, the flying carpet) almost get lost in the stampede of quips, jokes, puns, satire and slapstick. The animation is..."
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This animated film was to be helmed by Pete Burness, who was a director on UPA's Mr. Magoo theatrical cartoons, produced for Columbia between 1948 and 1959. Burness resigned after disagreements with producer and UPA owner Stephen Bosustow. Jack Kinney, who directed many of Walt Disney's Donald Duck cartoons, became the final choice to helm the film.
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Mr. Magoo's ancestor, Abdul Aziz Magoo, is the uncle of Aladdin, who falls in love with a princess.