Babes in Bagdad

Babes in Bagdad is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Paulette Goddard and Gypsy Rose Lee.

Plot
Arabian Nights princess Kyra goes on strike demanding equal rights for women, to the frustration of caliph Hassan. Supported by the caliph's godson, Ezar, Kyra enables the caliph to see the error of his polygamous ways, and he eventually settles down with his favourite wife, Zohara.

Cast

 * Paulette Goddard as Kyra
 * Gypsy Rose Lee as Zohara
 * Richard Ney as Ezar
 * John Boles as Hassan
 * Thomas Gallagher as Sharkhan
 * Sebastian Cabot as Sinbad
 * MacDonald Parke as Caliph
 * Christopher Lee as Slave dealer (Lee has no dialogue and is essentially an extra)

Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "even the staunchest auteurist defenders of director Edgar G. Ulmer are hard-pressed to justify his participation in this relentlessly silly effort."