The Prince Who Was a Thief
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| Directed by | Rudolph Mate |
| Screenplay by | Gerald Drayson Adams Aeneas MacKenzie |
| Based on | (Based upon the Story by) Theodore Dreiser |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Starring | Tony Curtis Piper Laurie |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,475,000 (US rentals)[1] |
The Prince Who Was a Thief is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Rudolph Mate and starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie. A technicolor swashbuckler, it was the first film Curtis featured in as a star. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Plot
In historic Tangiers, an assassin is sent to kill a baby prince, but cannot go through with it. He decides to raise the child as his own, and he grows up to be a thief.
Cast
- Tony Curtis as Julna
- Piper Laurie as Tina
- Everett Sloane as Yussef
- Jeff Corey as Mokar
- Betty Garde as Mirza
- Marvin Miller as Hakar
- Peggie Castle as Princess Yasmin
- Donald Randolph as Mustapha
- Nita Bieber as Cahuena
- Milada Mladova as Dancer
- Hayden Rorke as Basra
- Midge Ware as Sari
- Carol Varga as Beulah
Apocryphal line
Life magazine attributed the apocryphal line, "Yonduh lies de castle of de caliph, my fadder" to Curtis in this film.[2]
References
- ^ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1951", Variety, January 2, 1952
- ^ "Beeyoody-ful Life of a Movie Caliph". Life. November 17, 1961. p. 170.