THIEF OF BAGDAD

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• Release Year: 1924
• Genre: Classic, Fantasy
• Plot: THE THIEF OF BAGDAD; ; An Arabian Nights fantasy-adventure which is one of the truly great productions of the 1920's and remains hugely entertaining today, Raoul Walsh's THE THIEF OF BAGDAD showcases producer-star Douglas Fairbanks as care-free Amed the Thief. What he wants, he takes - until he is smitten with a beautiful Princess. To win her hand he must prove himself worthier than his rival, the villainous Mongol Prince. Pursuing this goal, he braves the Valley of Fire, the Valley of Monsters, the Cavern of Enchanted Trees, the Old Man of the Midnight Sea, the Adode of the Winged Horse and more, romping through astounding sets and feats of derring-do with the aid of such special effects as never had been seen before. As designed by William Cameron Menzies, THE THIEF's fanciful Middle Eastern kingdom is a wonderous page from The Arabian Nights spiced with occasional dashes of German expressionism.; ; The Original New York Times review called this 'a feat of motion picture art which has never been equalled and one which itself will enthrall persons time and again'; indeed, the film tattooed itself on the memory of its generation, and the long arm of its influence clearly reaches across three remakes into Disney's Alladdin.; ; This beautiful video presentation is digitally mastered from a 35mm negative, meticulously tinted in the style of the the period, and presented with a score based and recorded by Gaylord Carter on a behemoth Wurlitzer theater organ.
• Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Julanne Johnston, Sôjin, Anna May Wong, Brandon Hurst, Tote Du Crow, Noble Johnson, Sam Baker, Winter Blossom, Mathilde Comont, Jesse Fuller, Sadakichi Hartmann, Eugene Jackson, Jesse Lasky Jr., Etta Lee, Scotty Mattraw, K. Nambu, Jack Parker, David Sharpe, Charles Stevens, Charles Sylvester, Jess Weldon, Raoul Walsh, Achmed Abdullah
• Director: Raoul Walsh
• Runtime: 2:19
• Company: United Artists Pictures
• Media Format: Movie