''Prisoners of the Casbah'' is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Richard L. Bare and starring

Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame Hallward (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. She began her acting career in theatre, and in 1944 made her first film for MGM. Despite a featured role in ''It's a Wond ...

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and

Turhan Bey Turhan Bey (born Turhan Gilbert Selahattin Şahultavi, 30 March 192230 September 2012). was an Austrian-born actor of Turkish and Czech-Jewish origins. Active in Hollywood from 1941 to 1953, he was dubbed "The Turkish Delight" by his fans.. Aft ...

.Lentz p.143 The film's art direction was by

Paul Palmentola Paul Palmentola (1888–1966) was an Italian-born American art director.Stephens p.233 He designed the film sets for more than two hundred productions during his career, much of his work during the 1930s and 1940s at low-budget studios such as Ma ...

Plot

Cast

as Princess Nadja / Yasmin *

as Firouz *

as Ahmed *

Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American actor of Portuguese descent. He is most famous for his recurring role of Teo Gonzales the innkeeper in Walt Disney's Spanish Western series ''Zorro'' and its feature film ''The ...

as Marouf *

Paul Newlan Paul Emory Newlan (June 29, 1903 – November 23, 1973) was an American film and TV character actor from Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He was best known for his role as Captain Grey on the NBC police series ''M Squad'' and for his roles in films incl ...

1st Thief * Frank Richards as 2nd Thief * John Parrish as 3rd Thief *

Lucille Barkley Lucille Barkley (born Lucille Oshinski, November 3, 1924 – March 19, 1979) was an American film actress. Early years The daughter of Florian and Verna Oshinski, Barkley was born in Pennsylvania but considered Rochester, New York, her hometow ...

as Soura *

Philip Van Zandt Philip Van Zandt (October 4, 1904 – February 15, 1958), sometimes billed as Phil Van Zandt, was a Dutch-American actor of stage, film, and television. He made nearly 250 film and television appearances between 1939 and 1958. Life and career ...

as Selim * Wade Crosby as Yagoub * Gloria Saunders as Zeida * Eddie Fields as Abdullah *

Baynes Barron Bernard Miller (May 29, 1917 – July 21, 1982) was an American film and television actor. Born in New York. Barron began his career in 1946, first appearing in the film '' The Secret of the Whistler''. He then made his television debut in 1951 ...

as Guard * Mimi Borrel as Slave Girl * John Crawford as Guard * Frank Ellis as Soldier *

William Fawcett William or Bill Fawcett or ''variation'', may refer to: People * William Fawcett (actor) (1894–1974), American actor who was awarded the ''Légion d'honneur'' * William Fawcett (author) (1902–1941), English journalist and writer on horses, hun ...

as Snake Charmer * Eddie Foster as Rashid * Leonard P. Geer as Thief *

Nelson Leigh Nelson Leigh (born Sydney Talbot Christie; January 1, 1905 – July 3, 1985) was an American motion picture actor of the 1940s and 1950s. Early years Born in Mississippi, Leigh was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Christie. He was a graduate ...

as Emir *

John Mansfield John Mansfield may refer to: * John Mansfield (Beverley MP), member for Beverley (UK Parliament constituency) in 1593 * John Mansfield (American politician) (1822–1896), American soldier and politician * John Mansfield (English politician) (1889� ...

as Mokar * Paul Marion as Arab Dog * John Marshall as Ayub * Ray Singer as Yussem * Willetta Smith as Slave Girl

References

Bibliography

* Lentz, Robert J. ''Gloria Grahame, Bad Girl of Film Noir: The Complete Career''. McFarland, 1981.

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