Burl Ives is great as a genie trapped in a huge brass bottle for 3000 years. Tony Randall, as a leading man, does a good job as the befuddled and constantly annoyed soul who frees him and has to endure the genie's constant attempts to repay the boon of his freedom.
The genie's unfamiliarity with modern times leads to a sequence of attempts to be helpful that are decidedly unhelpful, along with a few which are both helpful and amusing. My favorite is the elephants laying across the road to block cops chasing Randall to issue a speeding ticket.
Current versions of the movie for sale are beautifully restored, with a bright sharp picture. The movie is gorgeous.
The genie's unfamiliarity with modern times leads to a sequence of attempts to be helpful that are decidedly unhelpful, along with a few which are both helpful and amusing. My favorite is the elephants laying across the road to block cops chasing Randall to issue a speeding ticket.
Current versions of the movie for sale are beautifully restored, with a bright sharp picture. The movie is gorgeous.