Douglas Fairbanks Jr. stars as the legendary "Sinbad" who has sailed the waters of Persia and beyond with many great stories to tell. And that is exactly where this movie begins as he regales his audience with his latest voyage in search of the treasure of Deryabar which Alexander the Great had deposited there many years ago. It all starts with his finding a derelict ship which he sails to Basra to claim under the law of salvage. Alas, upon arriving there he has the ship taken from him and put up for auction to the highest bidder. Fortunately, Sinbad is quite clever and uses his wits to keep possession of it. In the process he meets a beautiful noble woman by the name of "Shireen" (Maureen O'Hara) who captivates his heart but also creates some minor problems for him along the way as well. Now, rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this turned out to be an okay movie for its time. Although Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was clearly the lead actor and certainly played his part well enough I happened to like the performances of Walter Slezak (as "Abdul Melik") and Maureen O'Hara slightly better. Along with that I also enjoyed the beautiful cinematography. On the other hand, there were some scenes which were quite dull and seemed to go on for much too long. In short, this was a fairly good movie which could have been better. That said, I rate this film as slightly above average.
Review of Sinbad, the Sailor
