A Magic Carpet Sam Katzman

Sam katzman july 7 1901 august 4 1973 was an american film producer and director.

A magic carpet sam katzman.

Cinecolor 1 37 1 the caliph and his queen are overthrown and murdered by the evil ali and his just as rotten vizier but they manage to send their infant son to safety on the family s prize possession a flying carpet. New york born sam katzman entered the film industry as a prop boy at age 13 and worked his way up the ladder learning virtually every facet of film production before becoming a producer himself. Princess narah lucille ball sister of the fake ruler is attracted to him until she learns he plans a. The film stars lucille ball john agar patricia medina george tobias raymond burr gregory gaye rick vallin and gary klein the film was released on october 18 1951 by columbia pictures.

Stirred by the conditions in his country he infiltrates the palace and plans a rebellion. Cohn was forced to honor the agreement and to his credit he allowed a higher production budget for the magic carpet 1951 which was filmed in technicolor. Stirred by the conditions in his country he infiltrates the palace and. Director of photography.

The magic carpet 1951 dir. Producer music by. The disposable film in question the magic carpet 1951 was produced for columbia pictures by sam katzman who specialized in b movies and serials and in the same year was attached to projects like the jungle jim entry fury of the congo the george washington historical fiction when the redskins rode and the 15 chapter captain video master of the stratosphere. Lew landers sam katzman lucille ball john agar patricia medina george tobias raymond burr gregory gay rick vallin.

Directed by lew landers. It s actually pretty lavish by producer sam katzman s usual standards. The magic carpet 1951 full cast crew. She may very well have worked on the magic carpet for as little as five days she s not in it all that much top billing notwithstanding but i doubt the film was made for 170 000 though it probably did come in for well under 500 000.

Lew landers writing credits. Uncredited cinematography by. See agents for this cast crew on imdbpro directed by. The film opened in los angeles on october 18 1951 three days after i love lucy premiered.

The magic carpet is a 1951 american adventure film directed by lew landers and written by david mathews. Abdullah john agar has reached manhood as the son of a physician without knowing he is the true caliph of islam. Abdullah john agar has reached manhood as the son of a physician without knowing he is the true caliph of islam.