FLAME OF ARABY

DIRECTED BY CHARLES LAMONT
PRODUCED BY LEONARD GOLDSTEIN/ ROSS HUNTER
UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL PICTURES

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Information from IMDb

Plot Summary
In a mythical, medieval North Africa (looking a lot like California)
a Bedouin chief named Tamerlane is seeking to capture the magnificent wild stallion Shazada
when he meets tomboyish Princess Tanya of Tunis.
When the two meet again in Tunis, Tamerlane has run afoul
of the barbaric Corsair Lords, one of whom Tanya's wicked cousin is forcing her to marry.
To avoid this dire fate, Tanya must arrange for a "dark horse" to win the forthcoming great
race...which means a battle of wits between Tanya and Tamerlane,
taking romantic overtones.
Written by Rod Crawford


Full Cast
Maureen O'Hara .... Princess Tanya
Jeff Chandler .... Tamerlane
Maxwell Reed .... Prince Medina
Lon Chaney Jr. .... Borka Barbarossa (as Lon Chaney)
Buddy Baer .... Hakim Barbarossa
Richard Egan .... Captain Fezil
Dewey Martin .... Yak
Royal Dano .... Basra
Susan Cabot .... Clio
Judith Braun .... Calu
Henry Brandon .... Malik
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neville Brand .... Kral
Richard Hale .... King Chandra
Tony Barr .... Malat (uncredited)
Frederic Berest .... Ibid (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac .... Alhena (uncredited)
Barry Brooks .... Guard (uncredited)
Leon Charles .... Huntsman (uncredited)
André Charlot .... Court Physician (uncredited)
Dorothy Ford .... Naja (uncredited)
Cindy Garner .... Elaine (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton .... Ayub (uncredited)
Joe Kamaryt .... Court Physician (uncredited)
Noreen Michaels .... Zara (uncredited)
William Tannen .... Captain of Guards (uncredited)
Lillian Ten Eyck .... Elaine's Mother (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Gerald Drayson Adams

Produced
Leonard Goldstein .... producer
Ross Hunter .... associate producer

Original Music
Milton Rosen (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter (uncredited)
Frank Skinner (uncredited)

Non-Original Music
Edward Ward (stock music) (uncredited)

Cinematography
Russell Metty

Filming Locations
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Another film were Maureen has the starring role,
once again paired with Jeff Chandler.
Maureen, is mis-cast in this one,
and so is Jeff Chandler, whose political views,
were totally opposite, to the part, he was playing.
Coupled with the fact, California doesn't quite look like Tunisia,
and how many red-heads, come from that desert region, anyway??
the whole thing is nonsense!!
Look out for some Duke, friends
Lon Chaney Jr., Henry Brandon , Neville Brand
and Dorothy Ford ....

User Review

Jeff Chandler wins the Maureen O'Hara handicap,
Author: bkoganbing

Back in the 1940s Universal studios big star was Maria Montez who hit a gold mine in those Arabian sand and sandal epics with Jon Hall and Sabu. A whole set was built for her and her films.

Now boss Carl Laemmle at Universal was always practical and why waste those sets. So Universal made a whole lot of those films for its post war pin up boys, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, and Jeff Chandler.

But this was one of the worst of them. Of course the obvious flaw is Maureen O'Hara as the Red-headed Arab princess. Ms. O'Hara was great when she was cast right, but here, she looks ridiculous and she knows it.

The plot such as it is involves Jeff Chandler as a Bedouin chief who has one aim, to capture the Black Stallion, Shozada. Along the way he develops a yen for Maureen. Well who wouldn't, redheads being such a premium out there in the Tunisian desert.

Maureen wants the horse too. She wants it so she can win the annual horse race and not have to marry one of the two Corsair Brothers, Lon Chaney, Jr. and Buddy Baer. Yoikes, what a choice.

So hero and heroine find a commonality of interest in the horse and each other.

I've often wondered what Jeff Chandler, who's real name was Ira Grossel, and who took being Jewish very seriously thought about playing an Arab. Remember this is post the Israeli war of independence and Chandler was a noted Zionist. He didn't look thrilled to be in this picture either. Was it politics or was it because it was such a stinkeroo.

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Maureen had to shoot this film not much interesting for her because she wanted to keep his energy for the next film, "The Quiet Man" ...

a short video (http://www.archive-host.com/video.php?id=bcc0e6b2a686d9fdc8916b25eeed5541491ba 8d9.mp4)

Good reading!

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