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The Thief of Bagdad
(1924) American
B&W : Twelve reels
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks [the thief], Julanne Johnston, Snitz Edwards [the thief’s sidekick], Anna May Wong, Sojin (Sojin Kamiyama), Charles Belcher, Brandon Hurst, Winter-Blossom, Etta Lee, Tote Du Crow, K.I. Nambu, Sadakichi Hartmann, Noble Johnson, M. Comont, Charles Stevens, Sam Baker, Jess Weldon, Scott Mattraw, Charles Sylvester, the Duke of Ducal
Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation production; distributed by United Artists Corporation. / Produced by Douglas Fairbanks. Scenario by Elton Thomas (cowritten by Douglas Fairbanks), from a story by Elton Thomas. Scenario editor Lotta Woods. Production design by William Cameron Menzies, assisted by Irvin J. Martin, Anton Grot, Paul Youngblood, H.R. Hopps, Harold W. Grieve, Park French, William Utwich and Edward Langley. Costume design by Mitchell Leisen. Assistant director James T. O’Donohoe. Special effects by Hampton Del Ruth. Technical director Robert Fairbanks. Cinematography by Arthur Edeson. Edited by William Nolan. Original music score by Mortimer Wilson. / © 1924 by Douglas Fairbanks. General release 25 December 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Wong was 18 years old when this film was shot.
Drama: Fantasy.
Survival Status: Print exists.
Keywords: Crime: Theft - Criminals: Thieves - Royalty: Princesses - Weapons: Daggars
Listing updated: 22 July 2006.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Bardèche-History pp. 286, 291; Bogdanovich-Dwan p. 57; Bohn-Light p. 81; Brownlow-Parade pp. 36, 248; Carroll-Matinee p. 105; Cooper-Dark pp. 114, 184f, 202, 207, 210, 212, 220; Dardis-Keaton p. 105; Everson-American pp. 124, 246p, 283-284, 304-305; Eyman-Pickford p. 4; Geduld-Birth p. 38; Jensen-Lang pp. 24, 27; Kerr-Silent pp. 8, 36; Kobal-Fifty p. 27; Lahue-Gentlemen pp. 83, 88; Leish-Cinema pp. 55, 57; Limbacher-Feature p. 247; Maltin-Guide p. 1286; Mandelbaum-Screen p. 165; Shipman-Cinema p. 84; Sinyard-Silent pp. 142, 143, 145, 185; Sklar-Movie p. 99; Smith-Colman p. 255; Sweeney-Coming p. 72; Vermilye-Twenties pp. 93-97, 255; Webb-Hollywood pp. 86, 87; Youngblood-Soviet pp. 56, 57 : AmerCine-199510 pp. 99, 101; ClasIm-224 p. 55.
Home Video: DVD.
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