Bagdad is a 1949 Technicolor adventure film directed by Charles Lamont starring Maureen O'Hara, Paul Hubschmid, and Vincent Price.
Bagdad | |
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Directed by | Charles Lamont |
Produced by | Robert Arthur |
Screenplay by | Robert Hardy Andrews |
Story by | Tamara Hovey |
Starring | Maureen O'Hara Paul Hubschmid Vincent Price |
Cinematography | Russell Metty |
Edited by | Russell Schoengarth |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.6 million |
Screenplay
It tells the story of a Bedouin princess (Maureen O'Hara) who returns to Baghdad after being educated in England. She finds that her father has been murdered by a group of renegades. She is hosted by the Pasha (Vincent Price), the corrupt representative of the national government. She is also courted by Prince Hassan (Paul Hubschmid), who is falsely accused of the murder. The plot revolves around her attempts to bring the killer to justice while being courted by the Pasha.
The film was directed by Charles Lamont and included choreography by Lester Horton and Bella Lewitzky.
- Maureen O'Hara as Princess Marjan
- Paul Hubschmid as Hassan
- Vincent Price as Pasha Ali Nadim
- John Sutton as Raizul
- Jeff Corey as Mohammed Jao
- Frank Puglia as Saleel
- David Wolfe as Mahmud
- Fritz Leiber as Emir
- Otto Waldis as Marengo
- Leon Belasco as Beggar
- Anne P. Kramer as Tirza (as Ann Pearce)
The film was originally meant to star Yvonne de Carlo.