Douglas Fairbanks

Snitz Edwards

Charles Belcher

Julanne Johnston

Sôjin Kamiyama

Anna May Wong

Brandon Hurst

Tote Du Crow

Noble Johnson

Sam Baker

Laska Winter

Etta Lee

Mathilde Comont

Charles Stevens

Eugene Jackson

Jesse Lasky Jr.

David Sharpe

Paul Malvern

Scotty Mattraw

Jess Weldon

K. Nambu

Raoul Walsh

Achmed Abdullah

James T. O'Donohoe

Arthur Edeson

William Nolan

William Cameron Menzies

Mitchell Leisen

George Westmore

Theodore Reed

Hampton Del Ruth

Jack Stoney

Phil Whitman

Mortimer Wilson

Paul Burns

Coy Watson Sr.

Richard Holahan

Charles Warrington

Albert Wayne

Lotta Woods

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The Thief of Bagdad

Douglas Fairbanks Pictures

United States of America

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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.

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THE THIEF OF BAGDAD Trailer (Masters of Cinema)

The Thief of Bagdad (1924) Part 1