Babes in Bagdad

Babes in Bagdad is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Paulette Goddard and Gypsy Rose Lee.

Plot

Arabian Nights princess Kyra goes on strike demanding equal rights for women, to the frustration of caliph Hassan. Supported by the caliph's godson, Ezar, Kyra enables the caliph to see the error of his polygamous ways, and he eventually settles down with his favourite wife, Zohara.

Cast

• Paulette Goddard as Kyra
• Gypsy Rose Lee as Zohara
• Richard Ney as Ezar
• John Boles as Hassan
• Thomas Gallagher as Sharkhan
• Sebastian Cabot as Sinbad
• MacDonald Parke as Caliph
• Christopher Lee as Slave dealer (Lee has no dialogue and is essentially an extra)

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote, "even the staunchest auteurist defenders of director Edgar G. Ulmer are hard-pressed to justify his participation in this relentlessly silly effort."

References

External links

• Babes in Bagdad at IMDb
• Babes in Bagdad at the TCM Movie Database

1. Sebastian Cabot (actor)
2. Christopher Lee filmography
3. Strange Illusion
4. Gypsy Rose Lee
5. MacDonald Parke
6. John Boles (actor)
7. Richard Ney
8. Eric Blore
9. The Man from Planet X
10. 1952 in film
11. Felix E. Feist
12. Edgar G. Ulmer
13. Paulette Goddard
14. José Calvo
15. Jack E. Cox
16. List of United Artists films
17. List of films: B
18. The Danzigers
19. Antonio Riquelme
20. List of American films of 1952