Ali Baba Goes to Town

Ali Baba Goes to Town

81 mins | Comedy, Family, Music, Fantasy | Oct. 29, 1937

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.

Ali Baba Goes to Town

81 mins | Comedy, Family, Music, Fantasy | Oct. 29, 1937

Ali Baba Goes to Town
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Ali Baba Goes to Town
Directors David Butler
Writers Gene Fowler, Jack Yellen, Gene Towne, C. Graham Baker, Harry Tugend

Cast

Eddie Cantor

as Aloysius Babson/Ali Baba/Eddie Cantor

Tony Martin

as Yusuf/Tony Martin

Roland Young

as Sultan

June Lang

as Princess Miriam/June Lang

Gypsy Rose Lee

as Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)

John Carradine

as Ishak

Virginia Field

as Dinah/Dina

Jeni Le Gon

as Specialty Dancer

Douglass Dumbrille

as Prince Musah

Alan Dinehart

as Boland

Maurice Cass

as Omar

Warren Hymer

as Tramp

Stanley Fields

as Tramp

Paul Hurst

as Captain

Charles Lane

as Doctor

Ferdinand Gottschalk

as Chief Councilor

Peters Sisters

as Themselves

Phyllis Brooks

as Herself

Dolores del Río

as Herself

Douglas Fairbanks

as Himself

Jack Haley

as Himself

Sonja Henie

as Herself

Tyrone Power

as Himself

Victor McLaglen

as Himself

Al Ritz

as Himself

Jimmy Ritz

as Himself

Harry Ritz

as Himself

Shirley Temple

as Herself

Cesar Romero

as Himself

Ann Sothern

as Herself