Slave Girl (film)

Slave Girl
Original theatrical release poster
Directed by Charles Lamont
Produced by Michael Fessier
Ernest Pagano
Written by Michael Fessier
Ernest Pagano
Starring Yvonne De Carlo
George Brent
Music by Milton Rosen
Cinematography W. Howard Greene
George Robinson
Edited by Frank Gross
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • July 17, 1947 (1947-07-17) (New York City)
Running time
 80 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget more than $1.6 million[1]
Box office $2 million (US rentals)[2]

Slave Girl is a 1947 American Technicolor adventure comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Yvonne De Carlo and George Brent.

Plot

When American playboy Matt Claiborne (George Brent) embarks on a mission to Tripoli, he finds forbidden love and political intrigue when he falls for a dancing girl involved with rival lords. Matt is supposed to trade gold with the Pasha for American sailors being held hostage. However, the Pasha's fiancée, Francesca (Yvonne De Carlo), steals it, hoping to finance her lover EI Hamid's (Carl Esmond) revolution. But when EI betrays Francesca, she and Matt join forces and find true love.

Cast

Production

The film was originally called The Flame of Tripoli. It was announced in April 1946 with Yvonne De Carlo and George Brent attached, and was written and produced by the team of Michael Fessiner and Ernest Pagano, who had made Frontier Gal with De Carlo.[3] The budget was $1.6 million.[1]

Filming started in July 1946. Dona Drake was to appear in the film but fell ill and was replaced by Lois Collier.[4] Parts of the film were shot in Paria Canyon and the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Utah.[5]:288

The movie was envisioned as a melodrama but during the shoot the filmmakers, notably Universal executive William Dozier, decided to add comedy to liven up the film. Previews were not encouraging so further reshoots were done, including adding a comic camel. This appeared to work.[1] De Carlo was unhappy because several of her dances were removed. She also felt George Brent was too old for his part.[6]

Reception

The film was a hit at the box office, earning over $2 million in the US.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 CONTRACT TIME IN HOLLYWOOD: Actors Guild Presents Demands -- Soviet Spy Film -- Other Items By THOMAS F. BEADY. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 13 Apr 1947: 69.
  2. 1 2 "Top Grossers of 1947". Variety. 7 January 1948. p. 63.
  3. ↑ MEREDITH TO PLAY PRESIDENT MADISON: Signed by Skirball-Manning for 'The Magnificent Doll,' With Ginger Rogers and Niven Of Local Origin Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times (1923-Current file); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]26 Apr 1946: 29.
  4. ↑ Film Junkets Planned to Ireland and Italy Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File); Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]07 Aug 1946: A2.
  5. ↑ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: A history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
  6. ↑ De Carlo, Yvonne; Warren, Doug (1987). Yvonne : an autobiography. St Martins Press. p. 122.
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