''Sabu and the Magic Ring'' is a 1957 American adventure film directed by George Blair and starring Sabu, William Marshall, Daria Massey,

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and

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton. It was originally conceived as a

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, but the project failed to gain a buyer and instead it was released as a

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. It was produced and distributed by Allied Artists and was in the tradition of '' Arabian Nights'' films.Craig p.218

Synopsis

Sabu a stable boy in the

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's palace in Samarkand discovers an old

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that grants wishes. In turn he tries to thwart a plot to overthrow and kill the Caliph.

Cast

* Sabu as Sabu * William Marshall as the Genie *

as Kemal *

as Muzafar *

as Fakir * Daria Massey as Zumeela * Robert Shafto as Caliph * Bernard Rich as Ali * Robin Morse as Yunan * George Khoury as Phransigar *

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as Abdul *

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as Wazir's Guard (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

* Craig, Rob. ''It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year's Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films''. McFarland, 2013. * Von Gunden, Kenneth. ''Flights of Fancy: The Great Fantasy Films''. McFarland, 2001.

External links

* 1957 films 1957 adventure films American adventure films Films directed by George Blair Allied Artists films Films set in Samarkand 1950s English-language films 1950s American films Films about magic rings {{1950s-US-film-stub