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Ali Baba Goes to Town

Ali Baba Goes to Town

YOU'LL GO BANJO-EYED WITH JOY!

1937•1h 21m•6.0/10
ComedyFamilyFantasyMusic

Ratings

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6.0/10(20)

While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler's comedy--with many songs--also features Tony Martin, Roland Young, Gypsy Rose Lee (billed as Rose Hovick), John Carradine, June Lang, Virginia Field, Charles Lane, The Peters Sisters and many big-name guest stars playing themselves.

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20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor

Aloysius Babson/Ali Baba/Eddie Cantor

Tony Martin

Tony Martin

Yusuf/Tony Martin

Roland Young

Roland Young

Sultan

June Lang

June Lang

Princess Miriam/June Lang

Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee

Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)

John Carradine

John Carradine

Ishak

Virginia Field

Virginia Field

Dinah/Dina

Jeni Le Gon

Jeni Le Gon

Specialty Dancer

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Prince Musah

Alan Dinehart

Alan Dinehart

Boland

Maurice Cass

Maurice Cass

Omar

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

Tramp

Stanley Fields

Stanley Fields

Tramp

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Captain

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Doctor

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Chief Councilor

Peters Sisters

Themselves

Phyllis Brooks

Phyllis Brooks

Herself

Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

Herself

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

Himself

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