British stage actor who has occasionally appeared in UK and US films since 1940. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
His Argentinian father became a naturalized British subject and his mother was English. He and Barbara Murray had three daughters. John Justin learnt to fly in Argentina at the age of 12, but was refused permission to go solo by the authorities due to his age. During World War II, he was a Spitfire production test pilot and flying instructor. This led to him being offered the role of test pilot Philip Peel in Der unbekannte Feind (1952). However, he had no desire to fly professionally and never flew an aircraft in real life after 1945. His wife Alison McMurdo was a 5' 6 1/2" stage actress who appeared in such plays as "The Brides of March". His father was a wealthy Argentinian rancher. Educated at Bryanston School, Dorset, and trained for acting at RADA. Subsequently with John Gielgud's repertory company. Signed a seven-year contract with Alexander Korda upon securing his seminal role as Prince Achmad in Der Dieb von Bagdad (1940). On stage from 1933 with the Plymouth Repertory Company. In later years, he dismissed his film career 'as a mistake' and concentrated on the stage, frequently acting at the Old Vic and the Royal Court.
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In Bagdad, the young and naive Sultan Ahmad is curious about the behavior of his people. The Grand Vizier Jaffar convinces Ahmad to walk through the city disguised as a subject to know his people. Then he seizes the power telling to the inhabitants that Ahmad has died while he sends his army to arrest the Sultan that is thrown into the dungeons and sentenced to death. Ahmad befriends the young thief Abu that helps him to escape from the prison. They flee to Basra and plan to travel abroad with Sinbad. However Ahmad stumbles upon the beautiful princess and they fall in love with each other. But the evil Jaffar has also traveled to Basra to propose to marry the princess. When they see each other, Jaffar uses magic to blind Ahmad and turn Abu into a dog. Is their love doomed?