As the Lancers break through the outer gates, Donald courageously and single-handedly (to redeem himself) tackles Khan on horseback and stabs him to death in the back.Plot SynopsisThe legendary Egyptian Queen of the Nile princess/seductress, Cleopatra (Claudette Colbert) becomes the Queen and ruler of Egypt by her manipulative, wily, and seductive ways with the Roman men in her life:Julius Caesar (Warren William) (who is assassinated)Marc Antony (Henry Wilcoxon)This kitsch film is well-known for three scenes:In its infamous barge scene on a set with silky draperies, falling rose petals, and dancing girls, Cleopatra is reclining on a massive dias aboard her mammoth floating bordello on the sea." Tracy proposes putting on a "home life" show for the uninvited guests that will confirm their preconceptions, but Tracy""s mother disagrees - she wants to give only a good impression of the affected rich: "No.[Note: Another similar plotline is found in Hitchcock""sNotorious (1946).There were also many similarities to the Best Picture-winning film from a few years earlier,Casablanca (1942)- an exotic and remote setting, a casino, a dysfunctional or problematic love triangle (between a female, a European and an American), intriguing characters, memorable dialogue, and a backdrop or subplot regarding Nazis, etc.