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The Barbarian ()

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An American tourist catches the eye of a disguised Egyptian prince who decides to kidnap her, then try to win her love.
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Jamil El Shehab
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Diana Standing
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Gerald Hume
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Powers
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Cecil Harwood
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Pasha Achmed
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Mrs. Hume
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Marthe
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Mrs. Loway
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Ilsa
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Ben Ali (uncredited)
André Cheron ...
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
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Street Passerby (uncredited)
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Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Butler at Wedding (uncredited)
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Dragoman (uncredited)
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Station Agent (uncredited)
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Pyramids Guide (uncredited)
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Flirty Dowager (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff ...
Egyptian Colonel (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ...
Butler (uncredited)

Directed by

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Sam Wood

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Anita Loos ... (screen play) and
Elmer Harris ... (screen play)
 
Anita Loos ... (dialogue) and
Elmer Harris ... (dialogue)
 
Edgar Selwyn ... (story)

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Bernard H. Hyman ... associate producer
Sam Wood ... producer

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Herbert Stothart

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Harold Rosson ... (photographed by)

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Tom Held

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Cedric Gibbons

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Adrian ... (gowns)

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John Waters ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
James Brock ... sound mixer (uncredited)

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Artie Ortego ... stunt double: Ramon Novarro (uncredited)

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Harry Parkins ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Lester White ... second camera operator (uncredited)

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Oscar Radin ... conductor
Charles Maxwell ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

A racy story of Myrna, who arrives in Cairo to meet her fiance. She attracts the attention of Ramon, a conniving Egyptian guide who enchants rich women tourists in order to take advantage of them. She falls under his spell, and he turns out to be more than he seems. Written by Robert Tonsing

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Also Known As
  • A Night in Cairo (United States)
  • A Night in Cairo (United Kingdom)
  • Le chant du Nil (France)
  • Liebeslied der Wüste (Germany)
  • Una noche en El Cairo (Spain)
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  • 83 min
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Budget $444,399 (estimated)

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Trivia Myrna Loy wrote in her autobiography that she was wearing a flesh-tinted body suit in the supposed nude scene. See more »
Goofs When Jamil leaves Diana's room via the balcony, a camera shadow is briefly seen moving across the railing under him, at the bottom of the picture. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in La casa de las mujeres perdidas (1983). See more »
Soundtracks Love Songs of the Nile See more »
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