The Magic Carpet 1951

Description hoping to force lucille ball into breaking her contract columbia pictures chieftain harry cohn assigned her to the low budget arabian nights escapade the magic carpet.

The magic carpet 1951.

A newly hired dumb secretary working for a bookie masquerading as a realtor causes unintended hilarious troubles. The magic carpet is a film directed by lew landers with lucille ball john agar patricia medina george tobias. The magic carpet 1951 photos. Much to cohn s amazement the plucky ball agreed to appear in the film forcing columbia to pay her salary until her option ran out.

The magic carpet 1951 this film is a low budget saturday matinée type film from the 1950 s but in fairness that is exactly what it was meant to be a bit of colourful fun. When his parents the caliph and queen are murdered by usurper ali gregory gaye the newborn ramoth is delivered to the safety of his uncle ahkmid william fawcett via a magic carpet. Abdullah john agar has reached manhood as the son of a physician without knowing he is the true caliph of. Arabian nights type of tale stars agar as a deposed prince trying to free his people from the evil rule of the caliph and his vizier played by burr.

The film opened in los angeles on october 18 1951 three days after i love lucy premiered. It is not dis similar to the 1950 universal studio tony curtis son of ali baba type films and son of sinbad with vincent price. The film was released on october 18 1951 by columbia pictures. The magic carpet 1951 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.

The film stars lucille ball john agar patricia medina george tobias raymond burr gregory gaye rick vallin and gary klein.