Son of Ali Baba
1952 film by Kurt Neumann
Son of Ali Baba is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie. According to the film's trailer, it was made in response to thousands of letters in response to The Prince Who Was a Thief wanting to see Curtis and Laurie together again.
Plot
In medieval Persia, Kashma Baba is a military cadet by day, and a roisterer by night. The morning after a rowdy banquet, Kiki, an escaped slave, takes shelter under Kashma's roof. Word comes that the wicked Caliph is looking for her; but Kashma, by this time in love, flees with her to his father's palace. Alas, there's more to Kiki than meets the eye. Will the evil schemers succeed? The sons of the Forty Thieves to the rescue!
Cast
Tony Curtis as Kashma Baba
Piper Laurie as Princess Azura of Fez / Kiki
Susan Cabot as Tala
William Reynolds as Mustapha
Hugh O'Brian as Hussein
Victor Jory as Caliph
Gerald Mohr as Capt.
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