Son of Sinbad

Son of Sinbad is a 1955 American film directed by Ted Tetzlaff. The movie takes place in the Middle East and consists of a wide variety of characters including over 127 women. Initially, the film was shot in 1953 and planned to be released in 3D. However, because of difficulties with the Motion Picture Production Code, producer Howard Hughes shelved the film until 1955, when it was converted to the Tushinsky SuperScope process, in 2-D . It is Vincent Price's fourth and final 3-D film. In ancient Baghdad, poet Omar Khayyám wanders the streets in search of his friend, Sinbad, the son and... namesake of the great adventurer, and finds him outside the Khalif's palace. Although the Khalif has offered a reward for his capture, the roguish Sinbad ignores Omar's warnings and nonchalantly sneaks into the palace. Spouting Omar's poetry, Sinbad romances Nerissa, one of the Khalif's harem girls, but is exposed by jealous slave Ameer, who also loves him. Both Sinbad and Omar are caught and brought before the Khalif for sentencing. Also on trial are Greek scholar Simon Aristides, and his daughter Kristina, Sinbad's childhood friend, who has been wrongfully accused of stealing.
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