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Though she was pushing 50 at the time, Paulette Goddard still looked quite fetching in harem duds in the independently produced comedy Babes in Bagdad. On the other hand, Goddard's leading man, 57-year-old John Boles, not only looked his age but acted it. The plot finds Arabian Nights princess Kyra (Goddard) demanding equal rights for women, much to the dismay of caliph Hassan (Boles). She is supported in her views by the caliph's godson, Ezar (Richard Ney), who nonetheless exhibits a chauvinistic streak by kidnapping Kyra at mid-film and spiriting her away to his tent. Meanwhile, the caliph sees the error of his polygamous ways and settles down with his favorite wife, Zohara (Gypsy Rose Lee). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Paulette Goddard
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
Chaplin (1992) - a.f.
Gypsy Rose Lee
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie) - a.f.
John Boles
USA
Best movies:
Frankenstein (1931)
King of Jazz (1930)
Stella Dallas (1937)
Sebastian Cabot
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1954)
The Jungle Book (1967)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) - narrator
Christopher Lee
UK
Best movies:
José Calvo
Spain
Best movies:
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Viridiana (1961)
The Black Sword (1976)
Richard Ney
USA
Best movies:
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Midnight Lace (1960)
The Premature Burial (1962)
Carmen Sevilla
Spain
Best movies:
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
King of Kings (1961)
Death of a Hoodlum (1975)
Luis Induni
Italy
Best movies:
For Love and Gold (1966)
Amigo, Stay Away (1972)
Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay (1970)
Thomas Gallagher
German Empire
Best movies:
The Third Man (1949)
Night and the City (1950)
A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
Luis Pérez de León
Spain
Best movies:
Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)
Antonio Riquelme
Spain
Best movies:
The Wheelchair (1960)
Rafael Durán
Spain
Best movies:
José Manuel Pinillos
Best movies:
The Texican (1966)
Rosa Palomar
Best movies:
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968)
The Demons (1973)
A Virgin Among the Living Dead (1973)