Ali Baba Goes to Town

"YOU'LL GO BANJO-EYED WITH JOY!"

Oct 29 1937 Approved 1h 21m
Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler's comedy--with many songs--also features Tony Martin, Roland Young, Gypsy Rose Lee (billed as Rose Hovick), John Carradine, June Lang, Virginia Field, Charles Lane, The Peters Sisters and many big-name guest stars playing themselves.

Plot

A movie company is doing the Arabian Nights when a hobo enters their camp, falls asleep and dreams he's back in Baghdad as advisor to the Sultan. In a spoof of Rosevelt's New Deal, he organizes work programs, taxes the rich and abolishes the army.

Written by

Harry Tugend, Jack Yellen, Gene Towne

Directed by

David Butler

Cast

Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, Roland Young

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Trailers
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) Original Trailer Starring Eddie Cantor
Scores
# of Votes
622
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA