The Prince Who Was a Thief

Summary

The Prince Who Was a Thief is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Rudolph Mate and starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie. A technicolor swashbuckler, it was the first film Curtis featured in as a star. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.

The Prince Who Was a Thief
Directed byRudolph Mate
Screenplay byGerald Drayson Adams
Aeneas MacKenzie
Based on(Based upon the Story by)
Theodore Dreiser
Produced byLeonard Goldstein
StarringTony Curtis
Piper Laurie
CinematographyIrving Glassberg
Edited byEdward Curtiss
Music byHans J. Salter
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • May 17, 1951 (1951-05-17) (San Francisco-Premiere)
  • June 29, 1951 (1951-06-29) (Detroit-Premiere)
  • June 30, 1951 (1951-06-30) (Los Angeles)
  • July 2, 1951 (1951-07-02) (New York City)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,475,000 (US rentals)[1]

Plot edit

In historic Tangiers, an assassin is sent to kill a baby prince, but cannot go through with it. He decides to raise the child as his own, and he grows up to be a thief.

Cast edit

Apocryphal line edit

Life magazine attributed the apocryphal line, "Yonduh lies de castle of de caliph, my fadder" to Curtis in this film.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1951", Variety, January 2, 1952
  2. ^ "Beeyoody-ful Life of a Movie Caliph". Life. November 17, 1961. p. 170.

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