The Barbarian (1933)
- Directed by
- Sam Wood
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An American woman travels to Egypt and attracts the attention of several suitors, including an Arab guide with a hidden identity. The story follows their romantic entanglements and the secrets that emerge.
romanticexoticglamorouslight-heartedtropicalmysteriouspre-code
What happens
The Barbarian, also known as A Night in Cairo, is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film produced and directed by Sam Wood and starring Ramon Novarro and Myrna Loy. Written by Elmer Harris and Anita Loos, and based on the 1911 play The Arab by Edgar Selwyn, the film is about an American woman tourist in Egypt who has several suitors, among them an Arab guide who is more than he seems. The film was released on May 12, 1933 in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The play had been filmed previously by MGM as The Arab (1924) with Novarro and Alice Terry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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