| A Thousand and One Nights | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Written by | Wilfred H. Petitt (story and screenplay) Richard English Jack Henley |
| Starring | Cornel Wilde Evelyn Keyes Phil Silvers Adele Jergens |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
| Release date(s) | July 20, 1945 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Thousand and One Nights (1945) is a tongue-in-cheek Technicolor fantasy film set in the Baghdad of the One Thousand and One Nights, starring Cornel Wilde as Aladdin, Evelyn Keyes as the genie of the magic lamp, Phil Silvers as Aladdin's larcenous sidekick, and Adele Jergens as the princess Aladdin loves.[1]
It was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Art Direction, Color (Stephen Goosson, Rudolph Sternad, Frank Tuttle) and Special Effects.[2]
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Aladdin and Abdullah the pickpocket become involved with a beautiful princess, intrigue in the court of the Sultan and the genii of the magic lamp. Abdullah is thought mad as he believes he comes from 1200 years in the future and speaks in 1940s slang. The film is a combination of an Arabian Nights adventure and a 1940's Hope, Crosby and Lamour Road film. Abdullah is rewarded by the genii by being transformed into Frank Sinatra.