Chu Chin Chow with George Robey: DVD Cover

    Chu Chin Chow
    a.k.a. Ali Baba Nights Director: Walter Forde Cast: George Robey, Fritz Kortner, Anna May Wong, John Garrick

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    • DVD Release Date: 06/21/2005
    • Original Release: 1934
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 36,319

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    Features

    Original uncut British production - Digitally remastered; Commentary track by Jay Fenton; Bonus: "Ali Baba Nights"; - Cut-down american version of 'Chu Chin Chow'; Bonus: "Abdul the Damned"; - Rare Classic feature film starring Fritz Kortner; Collectible "Liner Notes" booklet; -By Jay Fenton; Anna May Wong Glamour photo gallery; Poster & lobby card gallery; Pressbook gallery; Bonus footage of Anna May Wong; Bonus music tracks; "Vocal Gems from Chu Chin Chow"; Popeye cartoon short; "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves"

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 -- Chu Chin Chow, Disc 1
    1. Title [1:02]
    2. "Here Be Oysters" [5:46]
    3. Young Lovers [4:08]
    4. Send a Message [6:44]
    5. I Shiver, I Shake [4:30]
    6. Chu Chin Chow? [5:12]
    7. Magic Fountain [4:41]
    8. Corraline [4:19]
    9. Eavesdropping [12:06]
    10. Loot for Your Lives [6:06]
    11. The Wheel Awaits [6:18]
    12. Desert Flower [5:17]
    13. The Cobbler [9:51]
    14. "Kissing Time" [4:58]
    15. Evil Plan [2:48]
    16. Olive Oil [6:30]
    17. Jars of Men [2:43]
    18. The Dance [1:32]
    19. Taste My Vengance [5:08]
    20. Finale [1:41]
    Side #2 -- Ali Baba Nights, Disc 2
    1. Scene 1 [1:01]
    2. Scene 2 [3:42]
    3. Scene 3 [6:43]
    4. Scene 4 [4:40]
    5. Scene 5 [5:33]
    6. Scene 6 [5:55]
    7. Scene 7 [6:37]
    8. Scene 8 [9:17]
    9. Scene 9 [7:59]
    10. Scene 10 [9:40]
    11. Scene 11 [8:08]
    12. Scene 12 [6:50]
    Side #3 -- Abdul the Damned
    1. Scene 1 [2:14]
    2. Scene 2 [9:07]
    3. Scene 3 [10:42]
    4. Scene 4 [7:52]
    5. Scene 5 [7:31]
    6. Scene 6 [11:44]
    7. Scene 7 [9:52]
    8. Scene 8 [8:31]
    9. Scene 9 [10:04]
    10. Scene 10 [10:51]
    11. Scene 11 [9:02]
    12. Scene 12 [10:39]

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    Editorial Reviews

    The timeworn British stage musical Chu Chin Chow had already been made into a silent picture when this talkie version made its bow in 1934. Based on Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, the film stars corpulent music-hall comedian George Robey as Ali Baba, sinister Fritz Kortner as robber captain Abu Hahan, and exotic Anna May Wong as slave girl Zahrat, who saves Ali's life by properly applying oil to a collection of not-so-empty barrels. The obligatory romantic subplot is handled by John Garrick and Pearl Argyle, while comedy relief is supplied by a vaudevillian named Jetsam (that's right, of the team of "Flotsam and...") Director Walter Forde does little to "cinematize" the old property, which is just as well. Originally released at 93 minutes, Chu Chin Chow was shorn of about 5 minutes before its American release; presumably some of the sexier "nautch" dances were among the excised scenes. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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