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Reviews & Opinion Polls for
Movies with Middle Eastern Themes
or Belly Dance Scenes

 

These are arranged alphabetically by movie title.

 

Poll Only? Mini Review?
Full Review?
Title Comments
X  
Abbott & Costello In the Foreign Legion Stars Abbott & Costello.
X  
Abbott & Costello Lost in a Harem Stars Abbott & Costello.
X     Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves The version that stars Samia Gamal and Fernandel. Several excellent dance scenes.
  X   Bagdad Stars Maureen O'Hara.
X     Beau Hunks

Stars Laurel & Hardy. No dance scenes.

  X   Brass Bottle, The Dance scene by Lulu Porter.
  X   Carry On Follow That Camel Dance scene by Anita Harris.
X     Casbah Stars Yvonne DeCarlo.
  X   Flame of Araby Stars Maureen O'Hara.
X     Golden Voyage of Sinbad By Ray Harryhausen.
X     Harem SuarĂ© Stars Marie Gillain.
  X   Harum Scarum Stars Elvis Presley. Belly dancing by Vicki Malkin.
X     Kismet (1944 version), sometimes called Oriental Dream Stars Marlene Dietrich.
X     Kismet (1955 version, the one based on the Broadway musical) Stars Howard Keel.
   
X
Stars Joan Collins and Jack Hawkins.
X     Princess of the Nile Stars Debra Paget.
  X   Roustabout Stars Elvis Presley. Dance scene by Wilda Taylor.
X     Salomé Stars Rita Hayworth.
  X   Salomé, Where She Danced Stars Yvonne DeCarlo.
  X   Samson & Delilah Stars Hedy Lamarr & Victor Mature.
X     Seventh Voyage of Sinbad By Ray Harryhausen.
X     Sheherazade (Les 1001 Nuits) Catherine Zeta-Jones' first film role.
X     Sheik, The Stars Rudolph Valentino.
X     Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger By Ray Harryhausen.
   
X
Sinbad the Sailor Stars Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. & Maureen O'Hara.
  X   Solomon & Sheba Stars Gina Lollabrigida & Yul Brynner (with hair!).
  X   Son of Sinbad Includes dance scene by Nejla Ates.
X     Son of the Sheik, The Stars Rudolph Valentino.
X     Thief of Bagdad, The (1924 version) Stars Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.
   
X
Thief of Bagdad, The (1940 version) Stars Sabu, Conrad Veidt, Rex Harrison
   
X
Valley of the Kings Stars Eleanor Parker and Robert Taylor. Includes a dance scene by Samia Gamal.
   
X
Wee Wee Monsieur Dance scene featuring the Three Stooges dressed as harem women.

 

 

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