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The Barbarian, also known as A Night in Cairo, is a 1933 American pre-Code romance drama film produced and directed by Sam Wood and starring Ramon Novarro and Myrna Loy. Written by Elmer Harris and Anita Loos, and based on the play The Arab by Edgar Selwyn, the film is about an American woman tourist in Egypt who has several suitors, among them an Arab guide who is more than he seems. The film was released on May 12, 1933 in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was filmed previously by MGM as The Arab (1924) with Novarro and Alice Terry.
Original Release
05/12/1933
US Release
05/12/1933
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ramon Novarro | Jamil El Shehab |
| Myrna Loy | Diana Standing / Diana 'Di' Standing |
| Reginald Denny | Gerald Hume |
| Louise Closser Hale | Powers |
| C. Aubrey Smith | Cecil Harwood |
| Edward Arnold | Pasha Achmed / Achmed Pasha |
| Blanche Friderici | Mrs. Hume |
| Marcelle Corday | Marthe / Diana's Maid Marthe |
| Hedda Hopper | Mrs. Loway |
| Leni Stengel | Ilsa / German Tourist Ilsa |
Directors
Writers
Anita Loos, Elmer Harris, Edgar Selwyn
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ramon Novarro | Jamil El Shehab |
| Myrna Loy | Diana Standing / Diana 'Di' Standing |
| Reginald Denny | Gerald Hume |
| Louise Closser Hale | Powers |
| C. Aubrey Smith | Cecil Harwood |
| Edward Arnold | Pasha Achmed / Achmed Pasha |
| Blanche Friderici | Mrs. Hume |
| Marcelle Corday | Marthe / Diana's Maid Marthe |
| Hedda Hopper | Mrs. Loway |
| Leni Stengel | Ilsa / German Tourist Ilsa |
| Sam Appel | Ben Ali |
| André Cheron | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| Albert Conti | Restaurant Manager |
| Adolph Faylauer | Street Passerby |
| Isabelle Keith | Train Passenger |
| Alphonse Martell | Waiter |
| William H. O'Brien | Butler at Wedding |
| Pedro Regas | Dragoman |
| Hector V. Sarno | Station Agent |
| Harry Semels | Pyramids Guide |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sam Wood | Producer |
| Bernard H. Hyman | Producer |
