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'''''The Thief of Baghdad''''' is a [[Silent Movie]] from 1924 loosely based on stories from ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]].''
'''''The Thief of Bagdad''''' is a [[Silent Movie]] from 1924 loosely based on stories from ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]].''


It is about a [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|thief from Bagdad]] who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph, and pretends to be a prince in order to marry her. He subsequently goes on adventures to find a treasure in order to prove his worthiness.
It is about a [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|thief from Baghdad]] who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph, and pretends to be a prince in order to marry her. He subsequently goes on adventures to find a treasure in order to prove his worthiness.


It stars Douglas Fairbanks, and was directed by [[Eyepatch of Power|Raoul Walsh]]. Not to be confused with the [[The Thief of Bagdad|1940 remake]].
It stars Douglas Fairbanks, and was directed by [[Eyepatch of Power|Raoul Walsh]]. Not to be confused with the [[The Thief of Bagdad|1940 remake]].

Revision as of 20:17, 21 May 2020

The Thief of Bagdad is a Silent Movie from 1924 loosely based on stories from One Thousand and One Nights.

It is about a thief from Baghdad who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph, and pretends to be a prince in order to marry her. He subsequently goes on adventures to find a treasure in order to prove his worthiness.

It stars Douglas Fairbanks, and was directed by Raoul Walsh. Not to be confused with the 1940 remake.

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