The Sultan's Daughter
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Alfred Dreifuss
Ann Corio
Tim Ryan
Irene Ryan
Charles Butterworth
Fortunio Bonanova
Film Details
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Synopsis
In the kingdom of Araban, the Sultan introduces his daughter, princess Patra, to Baron Ludwig and Rata Ben-Ali, expecting that she will lease them oil land bequeathed to her by her mother. Patra, however, plans to lease only to Americans and tells Irene, her American lady-in-waiting and tutor, that her father also wants her to marry the Grand Vizier Kuda, but that she has no intention of doing so. Tim and Jimmy, American vaudevillians stranded in Araban, meet Patra and Irene in a bazaar, while they are being chased by the police. The two are then invited to hide in the Seven Veils Café, which is operated by Ludwig, who orders Rata to persuade Tim and Jimmy to have Patra sign over the oil rights to them and deliver the documents to Ludwig, in exchange for a twenty per cent commission and passage to America. Jimmy does not want to do it, but changes his mind when Rata threatens to turn them over to the police and have them beheaded. Later, after the Sultan welcomes Jimmy and Tim to the palace, they begin negotiations with the princess, who agrees to consider their offer, which her father urges her to accept. Patra and Jimmy become romantically involved, while Irene chases after Tim. After Tim inadvertently tells the Sultan that Rata is involved in the deal, the Sultan tells them that Rata is working against the interests of his country. The Sultan has his guards take Jimmy and Tim into custody, but Kuda starts a coup and arrests the sultan. Jimmy and Tim try to escape and Parta hides them while they are disguised as harem girls, but they are later trapped in the palace's dungeon. Kuda tells Patra that Jimmy and Tim have conspired with Ludwig and Rata and have spirited her father away. Initially, Patra refuses to free Jimmy and Tim, but finally realizes that Kuda is behind all the treachery. Kuda informs Patra that their wedding will take place immediately, but she arranges for a veiled Irene to impersonate her at the ceremony while she helps Jimmy and Tim escape. They then head for the café where Kuda is holding Patra's father prisoner. Ludwig explains to the Sultan that after Kuda marries the princess and becomes sultan, he and Rata will gain control of the oil lands. Jimmy, Tim and Patra arrive and free the Sultan after a brawl with Ludwig, Rata and their henchmen. They then rush back to the palace in time to prevent Irene's marriage to Kuda. After the Sultan regains his kingdom, Patra looks forward to spending her days with Jimmy, while Irene embraces Tim.
Director
Alfred Dreifuss
Cast
Ann Corio
Tim Ryan
Irene Ryan
Charles Butterworth
Fortunio Bonanova
Eddie Norris
Jack La Rue
Chris-pin Martin
Gene Stutenroth
Dorothy Jarnac
Freddie Fisher
Joseph J. Greene
Gene Oliver
Crew
John Alton
James S. Burkett
Nico Charisse
Martin G. Cohn
Dick Currier
Mort Greene
Mort Greene
Al Greenwood
Karl Hajos
Karl Hajos
Eddie Kaye
Philip N. Krasne
Tom Lambert
Neil Maguire
Charles Marion
Dave Milton
George Moskov
Milton M. Raison
Tim Ryan
Eric W. Spitz
Film Details
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Notes
The working title of this film was Sweetheart of the Marines. Tim and Irene Ryan were billed only as "Tim and Irene" in the credit titles. Although a June 1943 Hollywood Reporter news item announced that Beverly Morell, a ten-year-old singing and dancing star, was signed to this picture, she does not appear in the viewed print. According to materials contained in NARS in Washington, D.C., the Board of Review of the Office of Censorship disapproved this picture for export to countries with Arab or Muslim populations.
