Sinbad the Sailor (1947 film)

Sinbad the Sailor is a 1947 Technicolor fantasy film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maureen OHara, Walter Slezak, and Anthony Quinn. It tells the tale of the eighth voyage of Sinbad, wherein he discovers the lost treasure of Alexander the Great.

With his friend, Abbu George Tobias, Sinbad salvages a ship whose crew has been poisoned. On board, he finds a map to the lost treasure of Alexander the Great on the fabled island of Deryabar. However, when he sails to Basra, the ship is confiscated by the local Khan, to be sold at auction. Sinbad obtains an agreement that he may keep the ship if there are no bids. He scares away all the bidders with notsosubtle comments about the ship being cursed. At the last moment, one bidder appears, a veiled woman borne by four servants. She is Shireen OHara, part of the harem of the powerful Emir of Daibul Anthony Quinn. Sinbad bids against her and ends up owing a huge sum he cannot pay. He steals the auctioneers own money to pay for the ship.Visiting Shireen that night in her garden, Sinbad learns of a mysterious and deadly person known as Jamal, who will stop at nothing to acquire the treasure. Jamal, only vaguely seen behind a curtain, makes an attempt on Sinbads life. Sinbad escapes and steals the ship, acquiring a rough crew to man it. Strange stories of the evil Jamel circulate among the crew, but no one alive has ever seen him. ........

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