Son of Ali Baba

Son of Ali Baba
1952 lobby card
Directed by	Kurt Neumann
Screenplay by	Gerald Drayson Adams
Story by	Gerald Drayson Adams
Produced by	Leonard Goldstein
Starring	Tony Curtis Piper Laurie
Narrated by	Jeff Chandler
Cinematography	Maury Gertsman
Edited by	Virgil W. Vogel
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 15, 1952 (1952-08-15) (New York City)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.25 million (US rentals)[1]

Son of Ali Baba is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie. According to the film's trailer, it was made in response to thousands of letters in response to The Prince Who Was a Thief wanting to see Curtis and Laurie together again.^[2]

Plot

In medieval Persia, Kashma Baba is a military cadet by day, and a roisterer by night. The morning after a rowdy banquet, Kiki, an escaped slave, takes shelter under Kashma's roof. Word comes that the wicked Caliph is looking for her; but Kashma, by this time in love, flees with her to his father's palace. Alas, there's more to Kiki than meets the eye. Will the evil schemers succeed? The sons of the Forty Thieves to the rescue!

Cast

• Tony Curtis as Kashma Baba
• Piper Laurie as Princess Azura of Fez / Kiki
• Susan Cabot as Tala
• William Reynolds as Mustapha
• Hugh O'Brian as Hussein
• Victor Jory as Caliph
• Gerald Mohr as Capt. Youssef
• Robert Barrat as Commandant
• Leon Belasco as Babu
• Morris Ankrum as Ali Baba

References

1. "Top Box-Office Hits of 1952", Variety, January 7, 1953
2. "SON OF ALI BABA (1952) Theatrical Trailer – Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot". YouTube. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

External links

• Son of Ali Baba at IMDb