The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film)
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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 | 140 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
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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. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
The movie, strong on special effects of the period (flying carpet, etc.) and featuring massive Arabian-style sets, also proved a stepping stone for a scantily-clad Anna May Wong, who portrayed a Mongol slave.
[edit] Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks as The Thief of Bagdad
- Snitz Edwards as His Evil Associate
- Charles Belcher as The Holy Man
- Julanne Johnston as The Princess
- Sojin as The Mongol Prince
- Anna May Wong as The Mongol Slave
- Brandon Hurst as The Caliph
- Tote Du Crow as The Soothsayer
- Noble Johnson as The Indian Prince
- Jack Churchill as an extra
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