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Overview

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Director:
Raoul Walsh
Writers:
Achmed Abdullah (screenwriter)
Douglas Fairbanks (story)
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Release Date:
23 March 1924 (USA) more
Plot:
A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
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Douglas Fairbanks' Arabian Nights Extravaganza more (32 total)

Cast

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Douglas Fairbanks ... The Thief of Bagdad
Snitz Edwards ... His Evil Associate
Charles Belcher ... The Holy Man
Julanne Johnston ... The Princess
Sojin ... The Mongol Prince
Anna May Wong ... The Mongol Slave
Brandon Hurst ... The Caliph
Tote Du Crow ... The Soothsayer
Noble Johnson ... The Indian Prince
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Additional Details

Runtime:
155 min | Spain:139 min (DVD version)
Country:
USA
Color:
Black and White (tinted)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Norway:A | Spain:T | USA:Approved

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Douglas Fairbanks' Arabian Nights Extravaganza, 16 February 2000
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Author: Ron Oliver (revilorest@juno.com) from Forest Ranch, CA

A beautiful princess, courted by royal suitors, is desired by a powerful Mongol magician. There is none in the kingdom wily & cunning enough to thwart the evil one's wicked plots - no one, that is, except THE THIEF OF BAGDAD.

This is another wonderful Douglas Fairbanks silent adventure epic. The world of the Arabian Nights springs alive before our lives, with Fairbanks as all its fantastic heroes rolled into one. His athleticism is here perfectly at home in a realm of flying carpets, magic armies & undersea battles.

Director Raoul Walsh & Art Director William Cameron Menzies have created a realm of domes & towers, turrets & great halls, bazaars & souks - all the perfect backdrop for Fairbanks & the plot's sinuous action.

In the supporting cast, Sojin makes an excellent villain, the mysterious epitome of evil. Look for Anna May Wong as a palace maid & versatile African American actor Noble Johnson as the Indian Prince.

Both versions of this film now available on video feature scores based on themes from Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, which exquisitely conveys all the allurement of the Thousand and One Nights.

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