5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Fantasy, Action, Adventure • 1952 • 75 min • All Ages
Son of Ali Baba (1952)
Son of Ali Baba (1952)
Overview
In ancient Persia the son of Ali Baba (of forty thieves fame), Kashma Baba is a military cadet by day and a party goer by night. He falls for a girl who he later finds is an escaped slave girl belonging to the wicked Caliph. They flee to his father's palace. But alas, there's more to her than meets the eye. Will the evil schemers succeed? The sons of the Forty Thieves to the rescue!
Starring Cast
Tony Curtis • Piper Laurie • Susan Cabot
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Viewer Rating
5.7
Overview
In ancient Persia the son of Ali Baba (of forty thieves fame), Kashma Baba is a military cadet by day and a party goer by night. He falls for a girl who he later finds is an escaped slave girl belonging to the wicked Caliph. They flee to his father's palace. But alas, there's more to her than meets the eye. Will the evil schemers succeed? The sons of the Forty Thieves to the rescue!
Starring Cast
Tony Curtis • Piper Laurie • Susan Cabot
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: Medium
The film is a classic adventure story centered on individual heroism and the fight against tyranny to restore justice and a rightful order. Its themes are universal and apolitical, focusing on entertainment rather than promoting specific modern political ideologies.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features a traditional Hollywood casting approach for its era, with a predominantly white main cast in an adventure narrative set in a fictionalized Middle East. The story maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities, without incorporating explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
Race Swap: Yes
Confidence: High
Characters canonically established as Middle Eastern/Arab from the Ali Baba stories are portrayed by white actors, constituting a race swap.
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Confidence: High
The film, typical of its 1950s adventure romance genre, portrays family life through a strongly traditional lens, emphasizing heterosexual marriage as the ideal outcome, respecting parental authority, and upholding distinct gender roles.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Son of Ali Baba" from 1952 is a historical adventure set in ancient Persia. Based on available plot summaries and critical analyses, there are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present within the narrative. The story focuses on traditional hero-villain dynamics and heterosexual romance typical of its genre and era.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Son of Ali Baba is a 1952 adventure film depicting the exploits of Kadir, son of Ali Baba, and his romance with Princess Khairuzan. The story is set in ancient Persia and involves mistaken identities, sword fights, and political struggles. The film does not feature any identifiable transgender characters, themes, or plot points.
Female Combat: No
Confidence: High
The film features Princess Khairuzan and Tala, a bandit girl, as significant female characters. While they are involved in the adventure plot, neither character is depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an original story featuring the son of Ali Baba, a character who is male in the source material and remains male in the film. Other significant characters are either new creations or maintain their established gender from the original tale or historical context.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
5.6
Critic Ratings
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