Sinbad, the Sailor

1947
Approved
1h 56m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

2.3K

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In medieval Persia, during the rule of Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid, Sinbad the Sailor boasts about his latest adventures to his friends.

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In medieval Persia, during the rule of Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid, Sinbad the Sailor boasts about his latest adventures to his friends.In medieval Persia, during the rule of Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid, Sinbad the Sailor boasts about his latest adventures to his friends.In medieval Persia, during the rule of Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid, Sinbad the Sailor boasts about his latest adventures to his friends.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Muallin
(as Barry Mitchell)

Eddie Abdo

Chanter
(uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Crier at Auction
(uncredited)

Mary Bradley

Dancing Girl
(uncredited)

Norma Brown

Wife
(uncredited)

Ann Cameron

Wife
(uncredited)

Dolores Castelli

Wife
(uncredited)

George Chandler

Commoner
(uncredited)

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Trivia
RKO had to scuttle its plan to present this film as a 1946 Christmas-season attraction when a strike at the Technicolor processing plant delayed the making of prints. The wide-release date would be moved up to January 13, 1947, with the Manhattan opening at the Palace Theatre following on January 22, 1947. Needing a black-and-white movie for its 1946 yuletide schedule, RKO chose a film destined to become a holiday perennial: Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946).

Goofs
Wires are visible on the black bird as it circles the ship's mast.

Quotes
[last lines]
Sinbad: Thank Allah, I am sailing home to Dariabar!
Arab listening to Sinbad's story: Sinbad, my friend Sinbad! Where is Dariabar?
Sinbad: It's here.
[points to his heart]
Sinbad: It's here.
[points to his head]
Sinbad: And it's here.
[pulls Shireen to his side]

Crazy credits
The title appears as if it were being poured, in colored water, by faucets into a reflecting pool.

Connections
Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)

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Featured review

8/10

Very good movie from a time when dialog was king!

This is not an action adventure movie like the more recent Sinbad the Sailor movies (with the Ray Harryhausen special effects). This is a movie with great wit and outstanding dialog. Grand set design makes it visually exciting; remember, it's from the 40's so don't expect the kind of special effects we're use to today.

This is really a romantic comedy set in the time of the Arabian Nights. Sinbad is more rogue than adventure hero. You get the impression that some of his exploits are more 'tall tale' than fact. Most of all I liked the dynamic between Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Maureen O'Hara. Walter Slezak and Anthony Quinn are also very good. If you like good dialog, and romantic adventure - give it a try.