6 Best Turhan Bey Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 23, 2026

Turhan Bey brought exotic, romantic allure to Hollywood’s golden age and became a popular leading man in adventure and horror films of the 1940s. Arabian Nights and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves are the Technicolor adventures, Sudan helps an exiled queen reclaim her throne, The Amazing Mr. X entangles a widow with a possibly fraudulent psychic, and Out of the Blue spirals a cover-up of an accidental death. The Mad Ghoul rounds out the list.

The Amazing Mr. X (1948)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Elisabeth Risdon features in this noir about a grieving widow targeted by a con artist medium posing as a psychic who can contact her late husband.

Directed by Bernard Vorhaus · 1h 18m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Cultpix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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Out of the Blue (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Turhan Bey features in this comedy about a mild-mannered man whose attempt to cover up an accidental death spirals into escalating chaos.

Directed by Leigh Jason · 1h 24m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix

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Sudan (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Turhan Bey features in this adventure about an exiled queen who enlists two adventurers to help her reclaim her throne from a usurping vizier.

Directed by John Rawlins · 1h 16m · Rated NR

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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Turhan Bey features in this adventure about a young man who vows revenge against the tyrannical warlord who slaughtered his family.

Directed by Arthur Lubin · 1h 27m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Mad Ghoul (1943)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Turhan Bey is in this horror where a scientist's experimental gas transforms his romantic rival into a mindless, heart-craving monster.

Directed by James P. Hogan · 1h 05m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Arabian Nights (1942)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Turhan Bey features in this adventure about a dancing girl and a deposed prince who join forces to reclaim his stolen throne from a treacherous brother.

Directed by John Rawlins · 1h 26m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Turhan Bey Movies

The Amazing Mr. X (1948)

Out of the Blue (1947)

Sudan (1945)

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)

The Mad Ghoul (1943)

Arabian Nights (1942)

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