''Babes in Bagdad'' is a 1952 American

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directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring

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and

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Plot

Arabian Nights princess Kyra goes on strike demanding equal rights for women, to the frustration of caliph Hassan. Supported by the caliph's godson, Ezar, Kyra enables the caliph to see the error of his polygamous ways, and he eventually settles down with his favourite wife, Zohara.

Cast

as Kyra *

as Zohara * Richard Ney as Ezar * John Boles as Hassan *Thomas Gallagher as Sharkhan * Sebastian Cabot as Sinbad * MacDonald Parke as Caliph *

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as Slave dealer (Lee has no dialogue and is essentially an extra)

Critical reception

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wrote, "even the staunchest auteurist defenders of director Edgar G. Ulmer are hard-pressed to justify his participation in this relentlessly silly effort."

References

External links

* * 1952 films 1952 comedy films American comedy films United Artists films Films directed by Edgar G. Ulmer 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub