The Thief of Bagdad
“"Happiness Must Be Earned"”
Director: Raoul Walsh
Producer: Douglas Fairbanks
Overview
A nameless thief falls in love with the Caliph of Bagdad's daughter. The Caliph will give her hand to the suitor that returns with the rarest treasure after seven moons. The thief sets off on a magical journey while, unbeknownst to him, another suitor, the Prince of the Mongols, is not playing by the rules.
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Cast
Douglas Fairbanks
The Thief of Bagdad
Snitz Edwards
His Evil Associate
Charles Belcher
The Holy Man
Julanne Johnston
The Princess
Sôjin Kamiyama
The Mongol Prince
Anna May Wong
The Mongol Slave
Brandon Hurst
The Caliph
Tote Du Crow
The Soothsayer
Noble Johnson
The Indian Prince
Sam Baker
Sworder (uncredited)
Laska Winter
Slave of the Lute (uncredited)
Etta Lee
Slave of the Sand Board (uncredited)
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Reviews
7.0CinemaSerf
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…