The thief of Bagdad [videorecording DVD] : an Arabian Nights fantasy / directed by Raoul Walsh ; scenario by Lotta Woods ; screenplay by Elton Thomas ; produced by Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. ; United Artists.
Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Julanne Johnston, Sojin, Anna May Wong, Brandon Hurst, Tote Du Crow, Noble Johnson. Cast & crew credits from container and other sources. Originally released as a motion picture in 1924. Special features: introduction by Orson Welles (5 min.); rare outtake footage (19 min.); matte photography outtakes (1 min.); excerpt from Paul Leni's "Das wachsfigurenkabinett" (c1924, 3 min.); excerpt from Georges Melies's "Le Palais des Mille et Une Nuits" (c1905, 8 min.); "About the score" essay by Rodney Sauer (33 p.); excerpts from the souvenir program book (22 p.).
Summary:
"A carefree pickpocket turns his appealing brand of mischievous thievery toward the attainment of happiness-- and an exotic Princess. The only way he can win either is by retrieving the rarest treasures hidden within the mysterious Orient, a quest that grows more fantastic with every passing thrill" -- Container.
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