Christopher Evans You can see elements of great adventure films in this with one sequence where Sinbad tries to evade guards as he searches for the girl within the palace seeming rather like the later adventure in the first Star Wars film of 1977 with Han Solo trying to evade stormtroopers while searching for the girl within the Death Star. George Lucas openly was inspired by all the adventures he saw as a kid and whether this sequence was directly influential or whether it was just an example of the type of scenes which inspired him I do not know. Scenes like that are classic adventure fun but they are few and far between in this rahter dull and confused film. There are plenty of better adventure films from this era and there are better Sinbad films too. The film is not artistically interesting and the story is pretty turgid. Maureen O'Hara is, as always, a sparkling presence, Anthony Quinn is always a good character actor and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is well able to handle the action and humour but there is little material to work with here. I am being generous to award it 4.5/10 for the good elements within this very average film.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- Sinbad the Sailor, 1947. While on a Arab dock, Sinbad begins to tell one of his sagas to his fellow peasants. Agents of the city ruler hear his story of the lost treasure of Alexander the Great and decide to take the renowned treasure for himself. Sinbad gets involved with a woman who is the object of the city's top noble. They story follows them to find the treasure and the drama ensues.*Special Stars- Maureen O'Hara, Douglas Fairbanks Gr, Walter Slezak, Anthony Quinn, Alan Napier.*Theme- Adventure is always open to open minded people.*Trivia/location/goofs- 3 color Technicolor, RKO studios. Post WW2. Mostly sound stage sets and miniatures to tell this story. The Middle Eastern sets are luxurious and colorful along with the costumes and make-ups.*Emotion- A thoroughly sumptuous, rich, and opulent film production from a smaller RKO studios. The dialog is romantic, colorful, poetic and rhythmic as from the Arabian Nights stories. Mr. Fairbanks Jr does an incredible job in his characterization of Sinbad with his leaps and jumps all through the sets and enemy soldiers. (His father did a silent version decades before.) The plot is well paced with positive audience themes and there is enough memorable scenes (the treasure room, Greek fire, and fight in the harem) to leave the audience with memories galore. This film is a fantasy mix of morals and action.*Based on- The books of the 'Arabian Nights'.

ma-cortes This ¨Sinbad the sailor¨ (1947) displays an all-star-cast formed by Douglas Fairbanks Jr , Maureen O'Hara and Anthony Quinn , among others . Riveting and swashbuckling film with amazing adventures in which Sinbad searches for a valuable treasure located in the Sea of Oman , the course followed by Alexander the Great . The picture talks about the hero Sinbad and his extraordinary and surprising adventures ; being based on loose recounting of ¨The 1.001 Arabian Nights¨ tale . O Masters , o noble persons , o brothers , know you that in the time of the caliph Harum-Al-Rassihd , there lived on the golden shore or Persia a man of adventure called Sinbad . Strange and wondrous were the tales told of him on his voyages . But who, shall we surmise gave him immortality ? . Who , more than all other songs of Allah , spread glory to the name of Sinbad? Who else , o brother but . And now , know ye , all believers of the world of Sinbad , that light voyage , this is the end . This imaginative flick based on ancient legends , deals with Sinbad The Sailor (Douglas Fairbanks) who travels until an island called Deryabar to discover a fantastic treasure of Alexander the Great . Simbad sets off in search for the magnificent treasure and aboard a ship along with a motley crew (Walter Slezak , George Tobias , Mike Mazurki) , but he evil Amir (Anthony Quinn) wants the treasure for himself to own the world. They will have to face off several dangers , villains and henchmen .In the movie there are mythology , emotions , adventures , fantasy , swashbuckling and it's pretty bemusing . It is an exciting fantasy-adventure and pretty amusing . Self-mocking and hamhanded , but some brief moment boring for its confusion . Don't see this one for the script , which almost doesn't exist ; otherwise mildly fun . Douglas Fairbanks Jr fits perfectly in his eminent daddy's swashbuckling shoes . Support cast is frankly good such as Walter Slezak , George Tobias , Jane Greer , Mike Mazurki , among them .The runtime is adequate with various incidents and sub-plots . Director Richard Wallace works his magic around a well-developed screenplay and engaging acting by the entire performers . The confrontation amongst the protagonist and enemies is mesmerizing and fascinating , plenty of leaps and bounds in which Sinbad runs , hits , fights and smiles . Cinematography by George Barnes is colorful , brilliant and shining . classic music composer Roy Webb creates a magnificent and astounding score . The motion picture was rightly directed by Richard Wallace , though confusing and sometimes dull . It's all in fun , and it is fun . The film obtained much success and achieved enough Box Office . The yarn will appeal to fantasy and fancy imagination buffs , well catching .Other pictures about the great hero Simbad are the followings : ¨Harryhausen's Sinbad trilogy¨ , all of them full of special effects with great monsters and breathtaking scale models that are made by the Dynamation system and stop-motion created by means of stop-motion technique by the magician Ray Harryhausen , Ray can once again claim credit for the unusual and marvelous mythical creatures springing to life , as : ¨The 7th voyage of Simbad¨ , directed Nathan Juran with Kerwin Matthews and Kathryn Grant ¨ , ¨Simbad and the eye of tiger¨ directed Sam Wanamaker with Patrick Wayne and Jane Seymour , ¨The Golden voyage of Sinbad¨ by Gordon Hessler with John Philip Law , Caroline Munro and Tom Baker . Furthermore , an Italian muscle epic titled ¨Sinbad of the seven seas¨ by Enzo G Castellari with Lou Ferrigno , Alexandra Martines and John Steiner . In addition , Hollywood cartoon movie ¨Simbad the legend of seven seas¨ (2003) produced by Dreamworks , a combo of computer generator and hand-drawn animation by Patrick Gilmore and Tim Johnson with voices from Brad Pitt and Catherine Zeta Jones .

thinker1691 Out of the studios of R.K.O. comes this fantastic tale of the legendary seaman who cannot remember his beginnings and has so many titles, he has forgotten some of the lesser ones. The one title he can recall is 'Prince of Dairabar.' He remembers it well, as it is also the fable island location of Alexander the Great fabulous' treasure. If ever there was a role fitted to a Hollywood movie star, this is one. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. plays Sinbad the sailor a part which fits him like a velvet glove. Although there are many other films portraying the legendary character, this is the best. This movie springs to life from the mouth of the heroic character himself. To be sure, it actually begins with a fabled king called Shahryar who's remarkable daughter, Scheherazade, was able to weave a tapestry of amazing stories to enthrall anyone who cared to listen. Through the passage of time, her stories have come to be called, " A Hundred and One Arabian Nights." This then is one of the most memorable characters who inspired a collection of movies which still excite the imagination of both young and old. In this 1947 version we are given beautiful Maureen O'Hara as Shireen, the woman who captures Simbad's heart. Walter Slezak who plays Melik, the oriental wise man from the East who's sole ambition is to 'hold the Earth in his hands.' Anthony Quinn (exceptional acting) plays the Emir (from this word we get, Admiral) an equally ambitious man who wants the treasure of Alexander to help him rule the world. George Tobias is Abbu, Simbad's side kick, Sheldon Leonard is great as the Khan's Auctioneer. Mike Mazurki has a brief role as Yusuf, who is quite believable in this supporting role. Together, the assembled cast is superb and have created a lasting film of such quality that it has no trouble asserting itself as a lasting Classic from a bygone era where cinematic dialog created the special effects which fed the minds of an attentive audience. ****