Summaries

A belly dancer causes a scandal with her "suggestive" and "immoral" dancing at a Worlds Fair exhibition at the turn of the 20th century.

A con-man,Wayne Cravat (Mark Stevens) and a phony Egyptian princess, from New Jersey, calling herself Izora (Rhonda Fleming), against the backdrop of the Chicago Exposition of 1893, do their cunning best to con Chicago tobacco tycoon Cyrus Graydon (Minor Watson) out of a million dollars. During their machinations, Izora agrees to put on a demonstration of "ancient Egyptian ceremonial dances to help attract customers to the fair. Her hoochie coochie dancing gets her arrested by the Chicago police and charged with indecent exposure.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • belly dancer
  • scandal
  • erotic dance
  • year 1893
  • puritanism
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Dec 25, 1951
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production companies Universal International Pictures (UI)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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