PREVIOUSLY PLAYED
THE THIEF OF BAGDAD
Sunday, October 23
at 11:00 AM
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Starring Douglas Fairbanks
(1924) “Happiness Must Be Earned.” A festival of wonders, as Douglas Fairbanks’ thief encounters a flying horse, the Caverns of Fire, The Valley of Monsters, the Flight of a Thousand Stairs, and a magic carpet, amidst still-spectacular sets by William Cameron Menzies. Orson Welles, who saw it as a boy, said “I’ll never forget it.” This vivid new restoration features a magnificent orchestral score by Carl Davis. DCP. Approx. 155 min.
Reviews
“A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN SHARE! The kind of movie that can win children over to the beauty and uniqueness of silent movies!”
– Leonard Maltin