Directed by:
Charles LamontScreenplay:
Gerald Drayson AdamsCinematography:
Russell MettyCast:
Maureen O'Hara, Jeff Chandler, Maxwell Reed, Lon Chaney Jr., Richard Egan, Royal Dano, Susan Cabot, Henry Brandon, André Charlot, Neville Brand, Dewey Martin (more)Plots(1)
The aggressively Irish Maureen O'Hara and the staunchly American Jeff Chandler are cast as Arabian Nights types in Flame of Araby. Chandler plays Tamerlaine, a Bedouin chief who is engaged in a hunt for a legendary black stallion. Also coveting the prize steed is Tunisian princess Tanya (O'Hara), who wants to capture the horse to race in competition against her hated brothers Borka (Lon Chaney) and Hakim (Buddy Baer). After reels and reels of deadly rivalry, Tamerlaine decides to join forces with Tanya to trap the stallion--and in the process, the two fall in love. Listed as associate producer of Flame of Araby is Ross Hunter, whose later cinematic efforts would eschew desert-sands escapism in favor of lush soap operas and frothy sex comedies. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Maureen O'Hara
Ireland
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Jeff Chandler
USA
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Maxwell Reed
Ireland
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Lon Chaney Jr.
USA
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Richard Egan
USA
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Royal Dano
USA
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Susan Cabot
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Henry Brandon
German Empire
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André Charlot
France
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Neville Brand
USA
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Dewey Martin
USA
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Richard Hale
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Chuck Hamilton
USA
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Virginia Brissac
USA
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William Tannen
USA
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Dorothy Ford
USA
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Leon Charles
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Judith Braun
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Cindy Garner
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