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The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

March 18, 1924 (US) Romance, Adventure, Fantasy • 149m

Overview

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

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Top Billed Cast

Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks

The Thief of Bagdad

Snitz Edwards
Snitz Edwards

His Evil Associate

Charles Belcher
Charles Belcher

The Holy Man

Sôjin Kamiyama
Sôjin Kamiyama

The Mongol Prince

Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong

The Mongol Slave

Tote Du Crow
Tote Du Crow

The Soothsayer

Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson

The Indian Prince

Sam Baker
Sam Baker

Sworder (uncredited)

Laska Winter
Laska Winter

Slave of the Lute (uncredited)

Etta Lee
Etta Lee

Slave of the Sand Board (uncredited)

Mathilde Comont
Mathilde Comont

Persian Prince (uncredited)

Charles Stevens
Charles Stevens

Persian Prince's Awaker (uncredited)

Eugene Jackson
Eugene Jackson

Child (uncredited)

Jesse Lasky Jr.
Jesse Lasky Jr.

(uncredited)

David Sharpe
David Sharpe

(uncredited)

Paul Malvern
Paul Malvern

Gigantic Bat (uncredited)

Scotty Mattraw
Scotty Mattraw

Eunuch (uncredited)

Jess Weldon
Jess Weldon

Eunuch (uncredited)

K. Nambu
K. Nambu

Mongol Prince's Counselor (uncredited)

Crew
Arthur Edeson
Arthur Edeson

Director of Photography

Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen

Costume Design

George Westmore
George Westmore

Makeup Artist

Theodore Reed
Theodore Reed

Production Manager

James T. O'Donohoe
James T. O'Donohoe

Assistant Director

Hampton Del Ruth
Hampton Del Ruth

Special Effects

Phil Whitman
Phil Whitman

First Assistant Camera

Paul Burns
Paul Burns

Property Master

Hampton Del Ruth
Hampton Del Ruth

Mechanical Designer

Coy Watson Sr.
Coy Watson Sr.

Special Effects

Richard Holahan
Richard Holahan

Second Assistant Director

Charles Warrington
Charles Warrington

Still Photographer

Albert Wayne
Albert Wayne

Electrician

Paul Burns
Paul Burns

Wardrobe Supervisor

Lotta Woods
Lotta Woods

Story Editor



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

June 6, 2022

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 beau… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,135,654

Revenue

$1,490,419

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