The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
- Starring:
- Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, (more)
- Director(s):
- Rudolph Maté
Synopsis of The Prince Who Was a Thief
Universal's newest "heartthrobs" Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie were first teamed in this lavish adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's The Prince Who Was a Thief. Curtis stars as Julna, the rightful heir to a Middle Eastern throne. Kidnapped in infancy, Julna is raised as a thief by the roguish Yussef (Everett Sloane). Eventually, however, Julna's true identity is revealed, prompting him to lead a revolt against the evil, usurping Mustapha (Donald Randolph). Piper Laurie steals the show as Tina, a carnival contortionist who falls in love with Julna and helps him regain his throne (most of Laurie's trickier stunts were performed in long shot by a much heftier double). Fine escapist entertainment, The Prince Who Was a Thief secured major stardom for both its leading players. And no, this is not the film in which Tony Curtis utters the apocryphal line "Yonduh lies duh castle of my faddah." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Prince Who Was a Thief
- Tony Curtis - Julna
- Everett Sloane - Yussef
- Betty Garde - Mirza
- Peggie Castle - Princess Yasmin
- Nita Bieber - Cahuena
- Midge Ware - Sari
- Susan Cabot - Girl
- Richard Morris - Taif
- King Donovan - Merat
- Buddy Roosevelt - Merchant
- Milada Mladova - Dancer
- Nolan Leary - Dignitary
- Piper Laurie - Tina
- Jeff Corey - Mokar
- Marvin Miller - Hakar
- Don Randolph - Mustapha
- Hayden Rorke - Basra
- Carol Varga - Beulah
- Jack Briggs - Officer
- James Vincent - Babu
- Fred Graham - Zocco
- Robert Rockwell - Bogo
- Frank Lackteen - Blind Beggar
- George Magrill - Guard
- Director(s):
- Rudolph Maté
- Writer(s):
- Aeneas MacKenzie, Gerald Drayson Adams, Theodore Dreiser
- Producer(s):
- Leonard Goldstein
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