Debra Paget RULES as "Princess of the Nile"

[Please read] Behold the voluptuous woman: exotically dancing, bathing, sword-fighting, romancing, regally presiding, and pleading as a damsel in distress. You are watching actress Debra Paget in her (dual) role as Princess Shalimar/Taura in the 1954 Fox film PRINCESS OF THE NILE.

Dazzling Debra Paget was a gifted, "exotica" actress who performed--with Romantic élan--in a tremendous variety of colorful roles in the 1950s.

Debra's talents as an actress and dancer matched her physical beauty as a woman. Among her acting gifts was a rare ability to deliver her spoken lines with the most exquisite and compelling feminine grace. Onscreen, she is always a passionate presence of "banked fires." Whenever Debra Paget speaks, the words are molten.

Also appearing in the film: Jeffrey Hunter as "the hero" Prince Haidi; Michael Rennie as "the villain" Rama Khan; Michael Ansara (a staple presence in films of this sort as well as actress Barbara Eden's future husband) as Rama Khan's "partner in crime"; Edgar Barrier as the evil Shaman; and Dona Drake as "queen's maid" (Dona was no stranger to North African roles—see her also in Hope and Crosby's "Road to Morocco").

Debra Paget "returned to Egypt" as Shila in CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER, a foreign film released domestically in 1963.

Side-note for the curious and demanding: Debra Paget brought her "Nile act" to Vegas in the 1950s. Please refer to my DEBRA PAGET SRO video for some jackpot views.

Side-note for the statistical: Debra Paget was Elvis Presley's first leading lady in films, co-starring with him in "Love Me Tender" (1956).

If it hasn't occurred by the time you read this: would you like to see PRINCESS OF THE NILE restored and released on DVD? PLEASE--I IMPLORE YOU--petition the studio!

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IMPORTANT: Questions or comments are sincerely welcome—but only if they are nice, clean, and comprehendible. If you are a professional and prefer that I delete this video, please contact me and it will promptly be done.

PERSONAL NOTE: Debra Paget and PRINCESS OF THE NILE are very dear to me; in fact, together they inspired me to begin producing videos for YouTube in 2008. Debra was a true Hollywood thriller--body, heart, and soul. I think her work is so outstanding and timeless--in PRINCESS and elsewhere--that it deserves constant (re-)discovery by the public. I hope her dramatic appearance in this video has taken your breath away. Privately, you can be sure that Debra is a gracious and grand lady.

CONSIDER EXPLORING ALL TWELVE OF MY DEBRA PAGET VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.

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[jewel1260]

WOW! That was fantastic! I don't think anyone can hold a candle to the dance performance that Debra Paget just gave. Her costume, especially her "leggings" was gorgeous and her timing and dance moves was precise to the music. Especially loved her dancing with the scarves. All of the other 50s and 60s choreographed dances are so poorly done and cheesy compared to this one. Phenomenal!

[northbreed1]

@jewel1260 Love comments like this. Thanks for taking the time to write!

[larsbonner]

The choreographer is Olga Lunick who also choreographed Howard Hughes' "Son of Sinbad." Debra did this dance in her nightclub act as well as using a lot of it in the infamous "Indian Tomb" Snake dance. Jack Cole had created Gwen Verdon's very sensual dance in "David and Bathsheba" in 1951 as well as some East Indian moves for Danny Kaye and Gwen in "On the Riviera" at Fox the same year. Debra certainly could have seen it and adapted some of it.

[northbreed1]

@larsbonner Super comment. Thanks!

[miltsar]

@northbreed1 Do you know who did the choreography ? Could it have been Jack Cole who did many of the 20th Fox films ?

She's an extraordinary dancer...its really a complicated number and she does it beautifully .....like a trained dancer would.

[northbreed1]

@miltsar The choreographer is uncredited and unknown. Thanks for both your question and comments!

[hotchillibot]

very very good! thank you :)

[judilou1]

Just beautiful to watch. Debra Paget was such a great dancer for her time and as a bellydancer myself it's a sweet thing to watch her dance. Thank you. :)

[cub19]

Thanks for posting this,Debra Paget is one of my favorite actresses of all time,she was very underrated though,given she was up against Monroe and Taylor in the 50s but had talent equal to or better than both of them,and the beauty too!

[RamaRendezvoo]

I was just a little boy but remember all the older guys talking about her, not too loudly... this was about as heavy a movie as they got to see in a regular theater at that time. Now that i see this after 54 years, I realize just how hot she was, something of a Summer Glau of the 1950s.

[SeaFox10]

That was Captain Pike from Star Trek TOS! :D

Liked Debra in "The Ten Comandments"!

[neneshubby]

At her peak Debra Paget had to be one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen.

[mansenmias]

Debra was the beauty of the beauties.

[sweetpeariot]

Does anyone know where I could find a Youtube video that features the music at around 4:30 here? I love that music, but I can't find it anywhere else!