Dark Streets of Cairo (1940)
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Those wily Egyptians are once again selfishly attempting to keep the treasures of the Pharaohs to themselves in this rough-and-tumble melodrama from Universal. The wiliest of them all is one Abbadi (George Zucco), who leaves no stone unturned in his quest for possession of the fabulous "seven jewels of the seventh pharaoh," which American archeologist Professor Wyndham (Wright Kramer) obligingly has excavated. The elderly professor is easily gotten rid of, but Abbadi also faces Police Inspector Joachim (Rod LaRocque), a rather more formidable foe. Soon, knives are whizzing through the air, swarthy natives abduct pretty maidens, and a couple of All-American archeologists crack wise and perform daring stunts. Sigrid Gurie, Samuel Goldwyn's version of the "Edsel," is star-billed and The Dark Streets of Cairo also employs Ralph Byrd, Eddie Quillan, and, seething in the background, Katherine DeMille. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Sigrid Gurie - Ellen
- Eddie Quillan - Jerry Jones
- Katherine de Mille - Shari
- Sig Arno - Khattab
- Lloyd Corrigan - Baron
- Dick Botiller - Nardo
- Wright Kramer - Prof. Wynham
- Ralph Byrd - Dennis
- George Zucco - Abadi
- Rod La Rocque - Inspector Joachim
- Yolande Mollot - Margo
- Henry Brandon - Hessien
- Steven Geray - Bellboy
- Nestor Paiva - Ahmend
- Director(s):
- Leslie Kardos
- Writer(s):
- Alex Gottlieb
- Producer(s):
- Joseph G. Sanford
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