Night in Paradise

Aesop of fable fame poses as an old man and woos away a princess who wants a king for his gold.

Cast

Merle Oberon

as Delarai

Turhan Bey

as Aesop

Thomas Gomez

as King Croesus

Gale Sondergaard

as Attosa

Ray Collins

as Leonides

Ernest Truex

as Scribe

George Dolenz

as Frigid Ambassador

John Litel

as Archon

Jerome Cowan

as Scribe

Douglass Dumbrille

as High Priest

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