Flame of Araby
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| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Written by | Gerald Drayson Adams |
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Jeff Chandler Maureen O'Hara |
| Music by | Joseph Gershenson |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Ted Kent |
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Universal Pictures
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.5 million(US rentals) |
Flame of Araby (a.k.a. Flame of the Desert) is a 1951 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Charles Lamont starring Jeff Chandler and Maureen O'Hara. British film star Maxwell Reed made his American film debut in the picture. Locations were shot at three famous film locations: Vasquez Rocks, Bronson Canyon, and the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, California.
Bedouin chief Tamerlaine (Jeff Chandler) is engaged in the hunt for the legendary black stallion Shahzada. Also chasing the prize steed is Tunisian Princess Tanya (Maureen O'Hara), who desires to capture the horse to race in competition against hated brothers Borka (Lon Chaney) and Hakim (Buddy Baer), so she will not be forced to marry one of them. After a prolonged and deadly rivalry, Tamerlaine decides to join forces with Tanya to trap the stallion - and in the process, the two fall in love.
The film was originally known as Flame of the Desert.Maureen O'Hara reportedly requested Chandler as her leading man.
TV Guide noted a "light diversion in the company of fiery redhead O'Hara, with the evil brothers delightfully played by Chaney and Baer."
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