Flame Of Araby (1951)

After her father (Richard Hale) is poisoned by her treacherous cousin (Maxwell Reed) so he can inherit the throne, a Tunisian Princess (Maureen O'Hara) discovers that her cousin has promised her hand in marriage to a pair of Corsican brutes (Buddy Baer, Lon Chaney Jr.). Her only salvation rests in the hands of a Bedouin chief (Jeff Chandler) and a black stallion. Directed by Charles Lamont (MA AND PA KETTLE), this slice of Arabian Nights hokum may be silly but it's harmless fun. It's rather amusing watching the poor actors uncomfortably twist the pseudo Arabic phrases off their tongue (poor Dewey Martin is the worst offender) and kudos to O'Hara and Chandler for not only delivering their lines with a straight face but occasionally convincingly. If you've an appetite for this sort of romantic Technicolor nonsense, this is passable entertainment and if you're a fan of either O'Hara or Chandler, it helps. With Richard Egan, Susan Cabot, Royal Dano, Henry Brandon and Dorothy Ford.