Bagdad After Midnite
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Phil Tucker
Dick Kimball
Wally Blair
Genii Young
Mae Blondell
Dimples Morgan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Henry, a vaudeville entertainer, asks a clerk at a New York travel agency how he can travel for free. When the agency's manager, Kimball, determines that Henry is willing to work for his passage, Henry proves his abilities by performing a juggling act and is offered a trip to visit Kimball's twin brother in Pomonia, a country near Turkey. Once there, Henry discovers that Kimball's brother is the pasha, or ruler. After meeting the pasha's six wives, he is entertained by numerous dancers. Henry returns to the U.S. following the final dance. To thank Kimball for the trip, Henry performs another juggling act, during which he rides a tiny bicycle. Although Henry is eager to travel again, Kimball tells him he will have to wait. Much later, Henry returns hoping for a ticket to Europe. While waiting to talk to Kimball, Henry dines on a makeshift meal of celery, a piece of bread and a beer. Kimball is upset by the mess Henry's dinner has made, and to get rid of him, gives Henry another ticket to Pomonia. This time the dancers perform striptease acts. In addition, the Balinese dancer Tagore performs. Henry visits with the pasha in between the performances, and after the final dance, asks the pasha to read his fortune. Consulting a crystal ball, Henry repeatedly asks how he can get a job like the pasha's. Back in the U.S., Kimball is surprised when his brother visits him at the travel agency, and explains that due to a faulty crystal ball, he is now the ex-pasha of Pomonia. He then drags in his six wives, who are roped together like a mule team, followed by the pasha's faithful servant Said.
Director
Phil Tucker
Cast
Dick Kimball
Wally Blair
Genii Young
Mae Blondell
Dimples Morgan
Mitzi Doeree
Brandy Jones
Vaida
Tagore
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The viewed print's title reads Bagdad After Midnite. However, the only available review, in The Exhibitor, lists the title as Bagdad After Midnight. No other sources have been found to confirm the correct spelling of the title, nor has a specific release date been located. Although a 1954 copyright statement attributed to Screen Classics Productions appears on the film's title card, the title is not listed in the copyright catalog. After the opening sequence, scenes in the film are preceded by title cards, some of which explain the locale, such as "Pomonia" and "Good Old U.S.A." Balinese dancer Tagore, whose name does not appear in the opening credits but was announced by a narrator, appears in a dance sequence that May have been added after the film's general release. Her performance takes place on a different stage than the rest of the dancers in the film, and appears to have been taken from another picture.
