Flame of Araby

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Flame of Araby
"Flame of Araby" (1951).jpg
Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by Charles Lamont
Written by Gerald Drayson Adams
Produced by Leonard Goldstein
Starring Maureen O'Hara
Jeff Chandler
Cinematography Russell Metty
Edited by Ted Kent
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • December 19, 1951 (1951-12-19)(New York) [1]
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.5 million (US rentals) [2]

Flame of Araby (also known as Flame of the Desert) is a 1951 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Charles Lamont starring Maureen O'Hara, Jeff Chandler and British star Maxwell Reed in his American film debut. Location shooting took place at Vasquez Rocks, Bronson Canyon, and the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, California. [3]

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Plot

Bedouin chief Tamerlaine is engaged in the hunt for the legendary black stallion Shahzada. Tunisian Princess Tanya desires to capture the horse to race in competition against hated brothers Borka and Hakim so that she will not be forced to marry one of them. After a prolonged and deadly rivalry, Tamerlaine joins forces with Tanya to trap the stallion, and they fall in love.

Cast

Production

The film was originally known as Flame of the Desert. [4] [5] Maureen O'Hara reportedly requested Chandler as her leading man. [6]

Reception

In a contemporary review for The New York Times , critic Howard Thompson called the film "multi-colored corn hash" and wrote: "'Flame of'Araby' ... is full of horses, sand, rocks, pulchritude, flowing veils and burnooses. It has about everything, in fact, except the kitchen sink, which is where it belongs." [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Thompson, Howard (1951-12-20). "The Screen: Beware—A Desert". The New York Times . p. 41.
  2. ↑ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
  3. ↑ "Flame of Araby (1952) – Original Print Info – TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  4. ↑ Schallert, Edwin (Apr 17, 1951). "Drama: Raoul Walsh Debates British Contract; Una Merkel in 'Goldeen Girl'". Los Angeles Times. p. B7.
  5. ↑ Brady, Thomas F. (1951-03-28). "Wald and Krasna in Deal with ANTA". The New York Times . p. 33.
  6. ↑ Hopper, Hedda (1951-04-06). "Russian Intrigue Will Background Gable Film". Los Angeles Times . p. 8, Part III.
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