MGM
Directed by Antonio Margheriti
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Tab Hunter wins princess Jamila by shooting a "golden arrow" at a contest. However, he loses the arrow and must go through a series of trials to get it back. Three genies appear to help him and to provide comic relief. An action finale featuring flying carpets brings it down to an almost juvenile level, but overall I thought it was fun Saturday afternoon matinee escapism. George Lucas must have seen this as a kid as I saw many similarities to Star Wars: the desert and exotic palace settings, a blonde hero saving a princess in danger, the way the three magicians moved objects around like "the Force", even the final battle scene with flying carpets.
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