Word: viziers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...When the spurious prince sets out to seduce the queen of the dancing girls (Marlene Dietrich), he chucks her roguishly under the chin, calls her "my lady of the moonlight," and describes the lyric delights of life in his mythical kingdom. When he wishes to fool the ruthless Grand Vizier (Edward Arnold), he shoplifts the necessary royal satins, arrives in court prepared to pluck the richest plums in Araby...
...veteran Director William Dieterle has achieved a few moments of high whimsy. Best line: says the Grand Vizier explaining why it would be impolitic to depose Miss Dietrich as queen of the dancing girls, "She's a gift from Macedonia, and we can't offend Macedonia...