| Description |
1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation; digital stereo. |
| Cast |
Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Julanne Johnston, Sojin, Anna May Wong, Brandon Hurst, Tote Du Crow, Noble Johnson. |
| Credits |
Photographed by Arthur Edeson ; film editor, William Nolan ; production design, William Cameron Menzies ; costume director, Mitchell Leisen ; score compiled by Rodney Sauer and Susan Hall, adapted from the original 1924 cue sheets ; score performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1924. |
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Cast & crew credits from container and other sources. |
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Also issued as part of the box set: The Douglas Fairbanks collection. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Special features: Introduction by Orson Welles (5 min.) -- Rare outtake footage (19 min.) -- Matte photography outtakes (1 min.) -- Excerpt from Paul Leni's "Waxworks=Das wachsfigurenkabinett" (c1924, 3 min.) -- Excerpt from Georges Melies's "Arabian nights = 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.). |
| Awards |
National Film Registry selection, 1996. |
| Language |
Silent, with English intertitles and musical accompaniment. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Arabs -- Drama.
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Thieves -- Drama.
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Baghdad (Iraq) -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.
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Arabian nights -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Fantasy films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Fiction films.
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Silent films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Silent films -- United States.
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Feature films -- United States.
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National Film Registry.
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| Added Author |
Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980. Director.
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Woods, Lotta, 1869-1957. Scenarist.
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Thomas, Elton, 1883-1939. Screenwriter.
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Edeson, Arthur, 1891-1970. Cinematographer.
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Nolan, Bill, 1894-1954. Film editor.
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Menzies, William Cameron, 1896-1957. Designer.
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Leisen, Mitchell, 1898-1972. Costume designer.
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Sauer, Rodney. Composer.
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Hall, Susan. Composer.
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Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939. Actor.
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Edwards, Snitz, 1862-1937. Actor.
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Belcher, Charles, 1872-1943. Actor.
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Johnston, Julanne. Actor.
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Kamiyama, Sōjin, 1884-1954. Actor.
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Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961. Actor.
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Hurst, Brandon, 1866-1947. Actor.
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Du Crow, Tote, 1858-1927. Actor.
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Johnson, Noble, 1881-1978. Actor.
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Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
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Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Company.
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United Artists Corporation.
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Kino International Corporation.
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| Standard No. |
738329032920 |
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738329033323 set |
| Music No. |
K329 Kino on Video |
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K333 Kino International (set) |
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