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Thief of Damascus
Thief of Damascus

Thief of Damascus

Aladdin! Sinbad! Ali Baba! Scheherezade!

Genres

AdventureFantasyRomance

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A young man assembles a band of adventurers to take on an evil sultan.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

78 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

01 April 1952

Country

United States of America

Cast

Paul Henreid

Paul Henreid

Abu Amdar

John Sutton

John Sutton

Khalid

Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Sheherazade

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)

Elena Verdugo

Elena Verdugo

Neela

Helen Gilbert

Helen Gilbert

Princess Zafir

Robert Clary

Robert Clary

Aladdin

Edward Colmans

Edward Colmans

Sultan Raudah

Nelson Leigh

Nelson Leigh

Ben Jammal

Philip Van Zandt

Philip Van Zandt

Ali Baba

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