"Happiness Must Be Earned"
Director: Raoul Walsh
Producer: Douglas Fairbanks
A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
149 min
Rating: 7.4/10
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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
Movie Info
Director: Raoul Walsh
Producer: Douglas Fairbanks
Production Companies: Douglas Fairbanks Pictures
Countries: United States of America
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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-Korsakov 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.