| | | Nominated for 4 Academy Awards - 1942.
Features: DVD, Dolby, Digital Audio, English, French
Prepare for every wish to be answered in the dazzling film spectacular Arabian Nights! See the passionate romance, lavish riches and exotic splendor of this classic fable that was "beautifully mounted in Technicolor" (Leonard Maltin), nominated for four Academy Awards and is now magically brought to life with a digitally remastered picture. Jon Hall, Maria Montez and Sabu star in this lush, epic story of two half brothers who battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of a sensual, gorgeous dancing girl, Scheherazade. It's a thrilling adventure you can't afford to miss!
"...has its share of demonstrative dialogue and overacting, but the film is fun." At-A-Glance Film Reviews
"...pure Hollywood escapism...inoffensive fun and definitely worthy of a look." Dennis Prince, DVD Verdict
Editor's Note
Lavish sets and costumes distinguish this story of two brothers competing for the throne of Turkey and the hand of the fiery dancing girl Scheherazade. A colorful, escapist Technicolor fantasy and the first pairing of Hall and Montez. Academy Award Nominations: 4.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Mono | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French | | Theatrical Trailers |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 2/6/2007 |
| Running Time: 87 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1942 | | Catalog ID: 61024197 | | UPC: 00025192419720 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (1943) | | | Oscar, Alexander Golitzen, et. al., Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color | | | Oscar, Milton R. Krasner, et. al., Best Cinematography, Color | | | Oscar, Frank Skinner, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | | | Oscar, Bernard B. Brown, Best Sound, Recording |
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| | Professional Reviews | MonsterHunter 8 of 10
This was Universal's first three-color Technicolor movie and they made good use of it, the sets being suitably colorful and exotic looking. Arabian Nights also stands out because of the yeoman-like work the supporting cast did. I don't imagine there was much incentive to work too hard in a glorified B movie like this, especially if you weren't the leads, but the work of most everyone involved (except for the badly miscast Leif Erickson as the not-very-threatening Kamar) was very good, with Sabu and Billy Gilbert being the standouts. Both of them were very engaging in their roles and the movie even managed to keep Shemp in check. He turns out to be a much less irritating Sinbad the Sailor than Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was...An old time, empty-headed adventure film that's a fun amalgamation of cliches and character actors.
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