Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
by Richard Wallace
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Actor: Anthony Quinn, Douglas Fairbanks, Maureen O'Hara, Walter SlezakDirector: Richard Wallace
DVD: Region Code 0.0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Chinese (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Full Screen, Import, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
Audience Rating: Unrated
Movie Reviews of Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Movie Review: Junior takes a page from his dad
Summary: 4 Stars
Sinbad (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr) chances upon a map he believes will lead him to Deryabar, Alexander the Great's fabled island of riches. Sinbad sets off on his treasure hunt and, along the way, romances the beautiful but avaricious Shireen (Maureen O'Hara) and draws the ire of the Emir of Daibul (Anthony Quinn). Plenty of derring-do here, and high seas excitement, exotic settings and best of all - a brash, mellifluous Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. I first saw this Arabian Nights adventure when I was a kid a lazy Saturday afternoon ago. I tremendouly enjoyed Sinbad the Sailor then and it hasn't lost its luster over the years, with repeated viewings.
This was a watershed film for Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. He was ever struggling to get out from under the shadow of his more famous father, who practically invented swashbuckling. He had just finished a 5-year active-duty stint in the Navy during WW2 and wasn't certain if he still had a movie career. But RKO studios offered him Sinbad the Sailor, a film bigger or as big as anything he had done before. The result is one of Fairbanks, Jr's best vehicles, as he instills his Sinbad with a boyish swagger and flamboyance, proving to any doubters that he could buckle his swash with the best of them.
Be advised that, in this film, Fairbanks Jr. arches his eyebrows liberally, fingers his beard theatrically, laughs his truimphant "ha-ha's" overtly, and gesticulates broadly. But his emoting fits the exaggerated persona of his character. Fairbanks Jr, in this role, has a twinkle in his eye and a tongue in his cheek, seemingly having the time of his life. As done in 1947, I rate it a very good performance. Maureen O'Hara is as feisty and gorgeous as ever, with nary a trace of her Irish accent (with her glorious red hair and vivid personality, she was dubbed "the Queen of Technicolor"). Anthony Quinn and Walter Slezak enhance the goings-on with their villainy.
Two favorite scenes of mine: Sinbad, covetous of a certain baggala (ship) under auction, ostensibly lauds the merits of the ship to the bidders but ends up discouraging them. The other scene is much later on, as Sinbad performs a magic trick in front of Shireen, the Emir and his guards.
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