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Thief of Damascus is a 1952 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Will Jason and starring Paul Henreid.[1] The film features a generous use of stock footage from such films as Joan of Arc. The film, produced by Sam Katzman, was preceded by his The Magic Carpet and followed by Siren of Bagdad.

Thief of Damascus
Original film poster
Directed by	Will Jason
Written by	Robert E. Kent
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	Paul Henreid
Cinematography	Ellis W. Carter
Edited by	William A. Lyon
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 1952 (1952-04)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

634 A.D.:Though General Amdar is able to win the Siege of Damascus for his ruler Khalid, he is made an enemy of the State. Amdar escapes and steals a scimitar made of Damascus steel. He leads an alliance of Sinbad without his ship, Aladdin without his lamp, Sheherazade, and Ali Baba and his 40 thieves to depose Khalid and win the heart of Princess Zafir.

Cast

As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified):[2]

Actor	Role
Paul Henreid	Abu Amdar
John Sutton	Khalid
Jeff Donnell	Sheherazade
Lon Chaney Jr.	Sinbad
Elena Verdugo	Neela
Helen Gilbert	Princess Zafir
Robert Clary	Aladdin
Edward Colmans	Sultan Raudah
Nelson Leigh	Ben Jammal
Philip Van Zandt	Ali Baba

References

External links

• Thief of Damascus at IMDb
• Thief of Damascus at the TCM Movie Database
• Thief of Damascus at AllMovie
• Thief of Damascus at the American Film Institute Catalog

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