a beautiful princess and court by royal suitor and be desire by a powerful mongol magician . there be none in the kingdom wily and cunning enough to thwart the evil one wicked plot no one and that be and except the thief of bagdad . this be another wonderful douglas fairbanks silent adventure epic . the world of the arabian night spring alive before our life and with fairbanks a all it fantastic hero roll into one . his athleticism be here perfectly at home in a realm of fly carpet and magic army and undersea battle . director raoul walsh and art director william cameron menzies have create a realm of dome and tower and turret and great hall and bazaar and souks all the perfect backdrop for fairbanks and the plot sinuous action . in the support cast and sojin make an excellent villain and the mysterious epitome of evil . look for anna may wong a a palace maid and versatile african american actor noble johnson a the indian prince . both version of this film now available on video feature score base on theme from rimsky korsakov scheherazade and which exquisitely convey all the allurement of the thousand and one night .