Editing Tony Curtis (section)

===Stardom===
Curtis was receiving numerous fan letters, so Universal gave him the starring role in ''[[The Prince Who Was a Thief]]'' (1951), a [[swashbuckler]] set in the Middle East with Piper Laurie. It was a hit at the box office and Curtis was now established.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

He followed it up with ''[[Flesh and Fury]]'' (1952), a [[boxing]] movie; ''[[No Room for the Groom]]'' (1952), a comedy with Laurie directed by [[Douglas Sirk]]; and ''[[Son of Ali Baba]]'' (1952), another film set in the Middle East with Laurie.

Curtis then starred with then-wife [[Janet Leigh]] in ''[[Houdini (1953 film)|Houdini]]'' (1953), in which Curtis played the title role. His next movies were more "B" fare: ''[[All American (film)|All American]]'' (1953), as a football player; ''[[Forbidden (1953 film)|Forbidden]]'' (1953), as a criminal; ''[[Beachhead (film)|Beachhead]]'' (1954), a war film; ''[[Johnny Dark (film)|Johnny Dark]]'' (1954), as a racing car driver; and ''[[The Black Shield of Falworth]]'' (1954), a medieval swashbuckler with Leigh. They were moderately successful financially, and Curtis was growing in popularity.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Curtis then starred in the musical ''[[So This Is Paris (1955 film)|So This Is Paris]]'' in (1955), before appearing in ''[[Six Bridges to Cross]]'' (1955), as a bank robber; ''[[The Purple Mask]]'' (1955), as a swashbuckler; and the boxing film ''[[The Square Jungle]]'' (1955).