▶ Stream Available Statutory US Public Domain 1924 Feature

The Thief of Bagdad

Name: The Thief of Bagdad
Director: Raoul Walsh
Released: 1924
Duration: 148 min
Cast: Tote Du Crow, Sam Baker, Mathilde Comont, Sōjin Kamiyama, Charles Sylvester

Directed by Raoul Walsh → • Production: United Artists

The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American silent fantasy adventure film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks, and written by Achmed Abdullah and Lotta Woods. Adapted from One Thousand and One Nights, the film tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Baghdad. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Runtime

148 minutes

Aspect Ratio

13:10

Archival Copies

1 Vault Holding(s)

Classification

Pre-1929 Statutory

🎬 Official Vault Presentation

Stream Full Motion Picture

Official Release on The Video Boneyard →

⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

First published in 1924 (prior to January 1, 1929). Under United States copyright statute (17 U.S.C. § 304(b)), copyright protection has conclusively expired by operation of law. This motion picture has permanently entered the US Public Domain and is free from copyright restriction.

The Thief of Bagdad

Stream Full Motion Picture

⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

Notable Screen Cast