The Thief of Bagdad

3/18/19242h 29m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ "Happiness Must Be Earned" ~

Overview:

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Director:

Raoul Walsh

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$1,135,654.00

Revenue:

$1,490,419.00

Key words:

princess
treasure
magic
palace
flying carpet
rope
thief
suitor
black and white
disguise
apple
baghdad
silent film
arabian nights

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks

~ as ~

The Thief of Bagdad

Snitz Edwards

~ as ~

His Evil Associate

Charles Belcher

~ as ~

The Holy Man

Julanne Johnston

~ as ~

The Princess

Sôjin Kamiyama

~ as ~

The Mongol Prince

Anna May Wong

~ as ~

The Mongol Slave

Brandon Hurst

~ as ~

The Caliph

Tote Du Crow

~ as ~

The Soothsayer

Noble Johnson

~ as ~

The Indian Prince

Sam Baker

~ as ~

Sworder (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
This just goes to show - almost a century after it was made, that quality has longevity. The recently restored version of Raoul Walsh's fabulously lavish adaptation of the Arabian Nights fantasy was scored by the hugely imaginative Carl Davis (at times based around some really suitable Rimsky-Korsakov themes) featuring a charmingly athletic Douglas Fairbanks as the eponymous character who thrives as a petty thief. Soon, though, he espies the beautiful daughter of the Caliph (Julanne Johnston) who is to be married. He decides to impersonate a prince and become one of her suitors - without bargaining on the evil Mongol Prince who has designs on both the Princess and the throne of Baghdad itself. It is amazing how effortlessly the film still holds the attention - with only a minimal use of text boards - and the more you watch, the more delicate and clever the performances become. There is no script to moan about; just a hugely creative perception of the original fables - it is just a wonderful piece of imagination set to pictures and music that is a real must watch.