had worked originally with his silent movie star father, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Fairbanks said it was the last film he intended to make for a straight up salary. As part of his deal, he was given an office with a secretary and had input on the screen play, sets, wardrobe, etc. In January 1946, Richard Wallace agreed to direct the film. Filming began in February 1946. Release RKO had originally planned to release the film for the 1946 Christmas season, but a strike at the Technicolor processing plant delayed the making of the color prints. The wide-release date was consequently moved to January 13, 1947, and RKO instead chose Frank Capra's black-and-white It's a Wonderful Life as their big 1946 Christmas movie. Box office The film cost $2,459,000 to make and earned a modest profit at the box office. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. later said "Errol Flynn told me I'd made a big mistake because nobody was interested in swashbuckling, and I had to agree. Receipts were thin". See also Sinbad the Sailor (1935 film) One Thousand and One Nights References External links 1947 films 1940s fantasy films American fantasy films Films directed by Richard Wallace RKO Pictures films Seafaring films Films based on Sinbad the Sailor Films scored by Roy Webb Films set in the 8th century Treasure hunt films 1940s American films