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{{quote| Presumably Sinbad and Shireen live happily ever after having discovered the truth about treasure; that it is to be found in the sky above, the open sea and a pair of bright eyes.}}
RKO had to scuttle its plan to present this film as a 1946 Christmas-season attraction when a strike at the Technicolor processing plant delayed the making of prints. Needing a black-and-white movie for its 1946 yuletide schedule, RKO chose a film destined to become a holiday perennial: [[Frank Capra]]'s ''[[It's a Wonderful Life
''The Hedda Hopper Show -- This Is Hollywood'' broadcast a 30-minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 29, 1947 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Maureen O'Hara reprising their film roles.
Not to be confused with [[Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad
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* [[Accidental Aiming Skills]]: Melik. After stunning his companions by nailing the steerman of the pursuing galley he shruggs and admits he did it by "Aiming at everyone but the steersman!"
* [[Answer Cut]]: When Sinbad informs the look-out Yusuf that all ships have to fly colors, as it is "the law of the sea," Yusuf contemptuously asks, "What law is stronger than Strength?" Immediately the evil Emir's myna-bird swoops into shot, shrieking, "Jamal! Jamal!"
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* [[Arabian Nights Days]]: The setting, which starts in 8th-9th century Basra, Iraq (probably in the month Sha'ban <ref> We are told that "this ''is'' the eighth month," and also that "it ''is'' spring."</ref> between 810 - 813 CE <ref>because Harun-al-Rashid is reigning in Baghdad</ref>, moves to Daibul (probably Dabhol (or Dabul) on the western coast of India), and ends somewhere to the south of there.
* [[The Big Guy]] (Class 1): Yusuf
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* [[A God Am I]]: Maffi starts to have these delusions, planning to seize "the power of the world" and referring to Sinbad as "quite a foolish little mortal."
* [[Green Eyed Red Head]]: Shireen, again. (Helps to be played by Maureen O'Hara)
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Shireen is [[The Quiet Man|Mary Kate Danaher]] and [[Miracle
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: And so do villains.
* [[Kill It
* [[Large Ham]]: Chiefly Douglas Fairbanks' Sinbad, but Anthony Quinn's Maffi of Daibul runs him a close second.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: Jamal and Maffi's respective fates, which each of them intended for the others.
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* [[Private Military Contractors]]: Muallin, who switches sides instantly as soon as someone has the upper hand over his former master.
* [[Purple Prose]]: Nearly all the characters are prone to bursts of flowery Arabesque eloquence ("If I could pry Daryabar's secret from Prince Ahmed, I'd hold the Key of Keys!") -- which leads to occasional, possibly intentional [[Narm|bathos]] when they return to Earth ("I could make Sheba look like a frump").
* [[Retcon]]: Sinbad does this to the story of [[Aladdin (
* [[The Reveal]]: Let's just say that Jamal's identity comes as quite a shock.
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: Sinbad and Shireen
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