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Release, runtime and language
1937 · 81 mins · English
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Directed by
David Butler
Starring
John Carradine, Paul Hurst, Cesar Romero, Victor McLaglen, Stanley Fields, Shirley Temple

This rollicking musical comedy finds Eddie Cantor as a Hollywood‑obsessed fan who imagines himself starring in a swash‑buckling Arabian tale. Directed by David Butler, the film bursts with songs and features an all‑star cast including Tony Martin, Roland Young, Gypsy Rose Lee (credited as Rose Hovick), John Carradine, June Lang, Virginia Field, Charles Lane, the Peters Sisters and numerous famous personalities appearing as themselves.

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