The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

THE THIEF OF BAGDAD  (1924)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Raoul Walsh
    Douglas Fairbanks, Julianne Johnston, Anna May Wong,
    Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Sojin, Brandon Hurst
Douglas Fairbanks was at his career peak when he made this sumptuous adventure based on the Arabian Nights. His acting is operatic, even by the standards of silent films, and the movie's a little long, but the production values are outstanding. (At the time of its release, this was the most expensive motion picture ever made.) As for the swaggering grace he brought to his stunt work, Fairbanks couldn't really defy gravity. He just made it look that way.