Siren of Bagdad
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| Siren of Bagdad | |
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Hans Conried, Paul Henreid and Patricia Medina in a film still taken by Homer Van Pelt
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| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Written by | Robert E. Kent Larry Rhine |
| Starring | Paul Henreid Patricia Medina Hans Conried |
| Music by | John Leipold |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Release dates
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May 20, 1953 |
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Running time
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73 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Siren of Bagdad is a 1953 Technicolor fantasy adventure film produced by Sam Katzman and directed by Richard Quine set in the medieval Persian Empire. It stars Paul Henreid as a travelling Master magician who seeks to recover his troop of beautiful dancing girls who are to be sold into slavery. Patricia Medina portrays his love interest who seeks to overthrow the corrupt Grand Vizier with the magician's help.[1]
Hans Conried plays the sidekick to Quine's magician, who is transformed into a beautiful blonde woman who spies and distracts the Grand Vizier while retaining Conried's voice.
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Plot summary
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Cast
- Paul Henreid as Kazah the Great
- Patricia Medina as Princess Zandi
- Hans Conried as Ben Ali
- Charles Lung as Sultan El Malid
- Laurette Luez as Orena
- Anne Dore as Leda
- George Keymas as Soradin
- Michael Fox as Telar
- Karl 'Killer' Davis as Morab (as Karl Davis)
- Carl Milletaire as Hamid
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