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The Thief of Bagdad

""Happiness Must Be Earned""

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

Top Cast

  • Douglas Fairbanks

    Douglas Fairbanks

    The Thief of Bagdad

  • Snitz Edwards

    Snitz Edwards

    His Evil Associate

  • Charles Belcher

    Charles Belcher

    The Holy Man

  • Julanne Johnston

    Julanne Johnston

    The Princess

  • Sôjin Kamiyama

    Sôjin Kamiyama

    The Mongol Prince

  • Anna May Wong

    Anna May Wong

    The Mongol Slave

  • Brandon Hurst

    Brandon Hurst

    The Caliph

  • Tote Du Crow

    Tote Du Crow

    The Soothsayer

  • Noble Johnson

    Noble Johnson

    The Indian Prince

Overview

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

Rating

7.3 / 10
181 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Jun 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 beautiful daughter of the Caliph (Julanne Johnston) who is to be married. He decides to impersonate a prince and become one of her suitors - without bargaining on the evil Mongol Prince who has designs on both the Princess and the throne of Baghdad itself. It is amazing how effortlessly the film still holds the attention - with only a minimal use of text boards - and the more you watch, the more delicate and clever the performances become. There is no script to moan about; just a hugely creative perception of the original fables - it is just a wonderful piece of imagination set to pictures and music that is a real must watch.

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