Arabian Nights (1942) on Netflix
Approved19421h 26mActionAdventureComedy
Sherazade, a circus dancer, catches the eye of Kamar, brother of the caliph Haroun al-Rashid, who wants her and the throne. Wounded, Haroun is hidden by the acrobat Ali Ben Ali.
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Plot summary
Young women in a Persian royal harem read a tale about Sherazade, a dancer who travels with a wandering circus. Kamar, brother to the caliph Haroun al-Rashid, becomes fixated on her, and that fixation drives his bid for the throne and for her as his queen. His uprising collapses. Wounded while fleeing, Haroun reaches the circus, where the acrobat Ali Ben Ali recognizes him and hides him from pursuit.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Arabian Nights (1942)
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- Arabian Nights was the first feature Universal made using the three-strip Technicolor process, though producer Walter Wanger had already worked in Technicolor elsewhere: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) at Paramount and Vogues of 1938 at United Artists.
