Bagdad (film)
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| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Screenplay by | Robert Hardy Andrews |
| Story by | Tamara Hovey |
| Produced by | Robert Arthur |
| Starring | Maureen O'Hara Paul Hubschmid Vincent Price |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Russell Schoengarth |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.6 million[1] |
Bagdad is a 1949 Technicolor adventure film directed by Charles Lamont starring Maureen O'Hara, Paul Hubschmid, and Vincent Price.
Plot
It tells the story of a Bedouin princess (Maureen O'Hara) who returns to Baghdad after being educated in England. She finds that her father has been murdered by a group of renegades. She is hosted by the Pasha (Vincent Price), the corrupt representative of the national government. She is also courted by Prince Hassan (Paul Hubschmid), who is falsely accused of the murder. The plot revolves around her attempts to bring the killer to justice while being courted by the Pasha.[2][3][4]
The film was directed by Charles Lamont and included choreography by Lester Horton and Bella Lewitzky.
Cast
- Maureen O'Hara as Princess Marjan
- Paul Hubschmid as Hassan
- Vincent Price as Pasha Ali Nadim
- John Sutton as Raizul
- Jeff Corey as Mohammed Jao
- Frank Puglia as Saleel
- David Wolfe as Mahmud
- Fritz Leiber as Emir
- Otto Waldis as Marengo
- Leon Belasco as Beggar
- Anne P. Kramer as Tirza (as Ann Pearce)
Production
The film was originally meant to star Yvonne de Carlo.[5]
References
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1949". Variety. 4 January 1950. p. 59.
- ^ "Bagdad(1949)". imdb.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Bagdad:Overview". msn.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Bagdad (1949)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ MOVIELAND BRIEFS Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 04 Apr 1949: B7.
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