Sabu and the Magic Ring

Sabu and the Magic Ring
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Directed by	George Blair
Written by	Benedict Freedman John Fenton Murray Sam Roeca
Produced by	Maurice Duke
Starring	Sabu William Marshall as the Genie Daria Massey John Doucette Peter Mamakos Vladimar Sokoloff
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	William Austin
Music by	Marlin Skiles
Production company	Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Release date	November 24, 1957 (1957-11-24)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Sabu and the Magic Ring is a 1957 American adventure film directed by George Blair and starring Sabu, William Marshall, Daria Massey, John Doucette, Peter Mamakos and Vladimir Sokoloff.^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton. It was originally conceived as a television series, but the project failed to gain a buyer and instead it was released as a feature film. It was produced and distributed by Allied Artists and was in the tradition of Arabian Nights films.^[2]

Plot

Sabu a stable boy in the Caliph's palace in Samarkand discovers an old magic ring 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
• John Doucette as Kemal
• Peter Mamakos as Muzafar
• Vladimir Sokoloff as Fakir
• Daria Massey as Zumeela
• Robert Shafto as Caliph
• Bernard Rich as Ali
• Robin Morse as Yunan
• George Khoury as Phransigar
• Cyril Delevanti as Abdul
• Kenneth Terrell 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

• Sabu and the Magic Ring at IMDb

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