Directed by:
George ShermanScreenplay:
William R. CoxCinematography:
Russell MettyCast:
Victor Mature, Mari Blanchard, Virginia Field, Guy Rolfe, James Arness, Nick Cravat, Glenn Strange, Robert Blake, Stuart Whitman, George J. Lewis, Gregg Palmer (more)Plots(1)
It's a toss-up as to who looks better unclothed in Universal's Veils of Bagdad: Hero Victor Mature or heroine Mari Blanchard. Mature plays a Robin-Hood type named Antar, who travels with a troupe of jugglers and wrestlers, all of whom double as thieves, pickpockets and second-story men. When the evil Pasha of Bagdad (Leon Askin) conspires with the equally evil Vizier (Guy Rolfe) to steal tax money to finance a private war, Antar and his gang swings into action. Blanchard plays Selima, the toothsome daughter of a murdered tribal chieftain who works as a cabaret dancer while searching for her dad's murderer. TV fans are advised to keep an eye out for future Baretta star Robert Blake, who shows up in a bit as a youthful beggar. (official distributor synopsis)
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