TY - GEN AU - Rudolph Mate AU - Curtis, Tony. AU - Piper Laurie AU - Everett Sloane AU - Jeff Corey AU - Betty Garde AU - Marvin Miller AU - Peggie Castle AU - Donald Randolph AU - Nita Bieber AU - Milada Mladova AU - Hayden Rorke AU - Midge Ware AU - Carol Varga AU - Larry Storch TI - The Prince Who Was a Thief AV - DVD 005455 PY - 1951/// CY - USA PB - Universal International Pictures KW - Adventure N1 - Exciting as an Arabian Night's Adventure! N2 - Universal's newest "heartthrobs" Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie were first teamed in this lavish adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's The Prince Who Was a Thief. Curtis stars as Julna, the rightful heir to a Middle Eastern throne. Kidnapped in infancy, Julna is raised as a thief by the roguish Yussef (Everett Sloane). Eventually, however, Julna's true identity is revealed, prompting him to lead a revolt against the evil, usurping Mustapha (Donald Randolph). Piper Laurie steals the show as Tina, a carnival contortionist who falls in love with Julna and helps him regain his throne (most of Laurie's trickier stunts were performed in long shot by a much heftier double). Fine escapist entertainment, The Prince Who Was a Thief secured major stardom for both its leading players. And no, this is not the film in which Tony Curtis utters the apocryphal line "Yonduh lies duh castle of my faddah." UR - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043935 ER -