Princess of the Nile

Princess of the Nile

Directed by	Harmon Jones
Written by	Gerald Drayson Adams
Starring	Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter Michael Rennie
Music by	Lionel Newman (uncredited)
Cinematography	Lloyd Ahern
Edited by	George A. Gittens
Production company	Panoramic Productions
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release dates	July 1954 (1954-07)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$475,000^[1]

Princess of the Nile is a 1954 American adventure film starring Debra Paget.

Plot

Egypt, 1249: The father of Princess Shalimar has fallen under the spell of the sinister Shaman, who drugs him and tries to keep daughter Shalimar a prisoner. She knows a secret passage, however, and slips away at night to entertain the oppressed villagers of Hanwan by disguising herself as Taura, a popular dancer in the Tambourine Tavern.

Prince Haidi, the son of the caliph of Bagdad, rides into town accompanied by Captain Hussein, his close friend. At the same time, the menacing Rama Khan and his powerful army arrive. Rama Khan is conspiring with the Shaman to overthrow the Hanwan rulers.

Hussein is killed by Khan, and in the confusion, Taura the dancing girl stabs Prince Haidi with a dagger, unaware he is a potential ally. Haidi's wounds are not fatal. As he consults Princess Shalimar's father about how to conquer the invading horde, he inquires about the dancer Taura who stabbed him, unaware she and Shalimar are one and the same.

Rama Khan wants the princess for himself. He threatens to kill villagers unless she gives herself to him. A battle ensues, in which Haidi, who now realizes her true identity, overcomes Khan, while the Shaman also endures a well-deserved death.

Cast

Debra Paget as Princess Shalimar / Taura
Jeffrey Hunter as Prince Haidi
Michael Rennie as Rama Khan
Dona Drake as Mirva
Michael Ansara as Capt. Kral
Edgar Barrier as Shaman
Wally Cassell as Goghi
Jack Elam as Basra
Lisa Daniels as Handmaiden
Phyllis Winger as Handmaiden
Merry Anders as Handmaiden
Honey Harlow as Handmaiden

References

↑ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p249

External links

Princess of the Nile at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Harmon Jones

As Young as You Feel (1951)
The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
The Kid from Left Field (1953)
City of Bad Men (1953)
The Silver Whip (1953)
Gorilla at Large (1954)
Princess of the Nile (1954)
Target Zero (1955)
A Day of Fury (1956)
Canyon River (1956)
Bullwhip (1958)
The Beast of Budapest (1958)
Wolf Larsen (1958)
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)

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