

Bowery to Bagdad(1955)
Abracadabra!...They're Insultin' The Sultan's Babes!
The Bowery Boys find a lamp that has strange magic powers.
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The Bowery Boys find a lamp that has strange magic powers.
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1955-01-07
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6.1
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Abracadabra!...They're Insultin' The Sultan's Babes!
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