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A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.
Ray Aghayan
- Brave Shopkeeper
- (uncredited)
Ed Agresti
- Nobleman
- (uncredited)
Richard Alameda
- Nobleman
- (uncredited)
Suzanne Ames
- Harem Showgirl
- (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
- Manservant
- (uncredited)
William Bagdad
- Wholesaler
- (uncredited)
Ross Bagdasarian
- Fevvol
- (uncredited)
Rama Bai
- Plump Ayah
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIt was Vernon Duke who suggested Bob Wright and Chet Forrest use the music of Aleksandr Borodin as a basis for their score.
- GoofsPrior to the start of "Not Since Nineveh", Dolores Gray takes the gold purse from the Wazir to throw coins. When she's finished, she tosses it back to Sebastian Cabot which the actor fumbles and drops at his feet. During the song, the bag disappears and reappears at times and ends up behind his feet. It finally disappears by the end of the dance.
- Quotes
Chief Policeman: [the Poet has just been sentenced by the Wazir, and the Chief Policeman enters to find him and Lalume, the Wazir's wife, kissing] What kind of a sentence did he get?
- ConnectionsFeatured in MGM Parade: Episode #1.12 (1955)
- SoundtracksOverture
(uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest
Based on Themes by Aleksandr Borodin Performed by the MGM Studio Orchestra Conducted by André Previn
Featured review
Thanks to the mega surprise success of SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, and the income of $7m in rentals (wow!) MGM lurched into a series of 'robust' macho musicals: ATHENA, ROSE MARIE, HIT THE DECK, and the best of all: IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER. KISMET today, 50 years later, it is best enjoyed knowing it came from that mindset and is a product of a lavish budget itself: $2.6m. Like all those above it made money, but only just. In 2004 it is the production values and the music/dancing that is sensational and compared to modern film production quality is positively a masterpiece. I am sure even Madonna has seen this because the Market Place dance number is certainly recycled into her music video imagery. Dolores Gray is suitably brassy and the absolutely awesome NIGHT OF MY NIGHTS number with Vic Damone is one of the most visually enchanting set pieces committed to film ever. Try and see it in cinema scope, as pan/scan TV prints cut the sides off and the impressive visuals are crippled. It's quite rude too.
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- Also known as
- Un extraño en el paraíso
- Filming locations
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(studio: made in Hollywood, U.S.A. by)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $2,692,960 (estimated)
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