An American tourist catches the eye of a disguised Egyptian prince who decides to kidnap her, then try to win her love.An American tourist catches the eye of a disguised Egyptian prince who decides to kidnap her, then try to win her love.An American tourist catches the eye of a disguised Egyptian prince who decides to kidnap her, then try to win her love.
André Cheron
- Hotel Desk Clerk
- (uncredited)
Albert Conti
- Restaurant Manager
- (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
- Street Passerby
- (uncredited)
Isabelle Keith
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
- Butler at Wedding
- (uncredited)
Pedro Regas
- Dragoman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen Jamil leaves Diana's room via the balcony, a camera shadow is briefly seen moving across the railing under him, at the bottom of the picture.
- ConnectionsReferenced in La casa de las mujeres perdidas (1983)
- SoundtracksLove Songs of the Nile
by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Sung in Egyptian and English by Ramon Novarro (uncredited)
Reprised by Ramon Novarro (uncredited) often
Hummed by Myrna Loy (uncredited)
[Played as background music throughout]
Featured review
Compelling because of Loy and Novarro, but...
Let's start with the positives – you have the very beautiful Myrna Loy appearing in a bathtub for goodness sake, a suave Ramon Novarro wooing her with beautiful songs, and an exotic pre-code tale set in Egypt. Where modern viewers will struggle is with the scenes in the desert, where Novarro mistreats and later rapes Loy. What started out as a forbidden romance, albeit with borderline creepiness in Novarro's persistence, becomes cringe-inducing, and I have to say, I also hated the ending. Men forcing themselves on women until they gave in was de rigueur for the time, and the fantasy about Arabs post-Valentino was still strong in America, but the film would have been stronger had it either had Novarro's character been truly honorable ('Barbarian' indeed), or Loy's ultimately capable of resisting him if he wasn't. As it is, one feels conflicted and kind of icky with the message it conveys about both Arabs and women. And yet, Loy and Novarro are both pretty compelling, and make it worth watching. Did I mention Loy appears in a bathtub?
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- gbill-74877
- Dec 21, 2016
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $444,399 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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