The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film)
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The Thief of Bagdad | |
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Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
Produced by | Douglas Fairbanks |
Written by | Douglas Fairbanks (story) & Lotta Woods |
Starring | Douglas Fairbanks Snitz Edwards Charles Belcher Julanne Johnston Anna May Wong |
Music by | Mortimer Wilson |
Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
Editing by | William Nolan |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date(s) | March 18, 1924 |
Running time | 155 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent film English intertitles |
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- This is about the 1924 film starring Douglas Fairbanks. There was also a 1940 version starring Sabu
The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 Douglas Fairbanks swashbuckler adventure film which tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
[edit] Primary cast:
- 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