The Thief of Bagdad
"Happiness Must Be Earned"
1924 | 149m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Raoul Walsh |
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| Writer: | Douglas Fairbanks, James T. O'Donohoe, Achmed Abdullah |
| Staring: |
| A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 18, 1924 |
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| Director: | Raoul Walsh |
| Writer: | Douglas Fairbanks, James T. O'Donohoe, Achmed Abdullah |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Adventure, Romance |
| Keywords | treasure, magic, palace, flying carpet, rope, princess, thief, suitor, black and white, disguise, apple, baghdad, silent film, arabian nights |
| Production Companies | Douglas Fairbanks Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,490,419
Budget: $1,135,654 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Mathilde Comont | Persian Prince (uncredited) |
| Charles Stevens | Persian Prince's Awaker (uncredited) |
| Eugene Jackson | Child (uncredited) |
| Jesse Lasky Jr. | (uncredited) |
| David Sharpe | (uncredited) |
| Paul Malvern | Gigantic Bat (uncredited) |
| Scotty Mattraw | Eunuch (uncredited) |
| Jess Weldon | Eunuch (uncredited) |
| K. Nambu | Mongol Prince's Counselor (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William Cameron Menzies | Art Direction, Production Design |
| Mitchell Leisen | Costume Design |
| Raoul Walsh | Director |
| Douglas Fairbanks | Story |
| Hampton Del Ruth | Mechanical Designer, Special Effects |
| Charles Warrington | Still Photographer |
| Arthur Edeson | Director of Photography |
| David Sharpe | Stunts |
| Jack Stoney | Stunts |
| James T. O'Donohoe | Adaptation, Assistant Director |
| Phil Whitman | First Assistant Camera |
| Albert Wayne | Electrician |
| Richard Holahan | Second Assistant Director |
| Lotta Woods | Story Editor |
| William Nolan | Editor |
| Theodore Reed | Production Manager |
| George Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Coy Watson Sr. | Special Effects |
| Achmed Abdullah | Screenplay |
| Mortimer Wilson | Music |
| Paul Burns | Property Master, Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Douglas Fairbanks | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 7 |
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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-Korsak ... ov 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.