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Abdul the Damned (1935)

Abdul the Damned (1935)

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A Screen Spectacle to Dazzle You... Thrill You...Amaze You...With It's Spellbound Splendor!

Release Date: 1935, August 5
Directors: Karl Grune
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Alliance-Capital Productions
Cast: John Stuart, Robert Naylor, Charles Carson, George Zucco, Patric Knowles, Esme Percy, Fritz Kortner, Walter Rilla, Eric Portman, Henry B. Longhurst, Nils Asther, Annie Esmond

Overview:

In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.

Keywords:

sultan ottoman empire