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The Thief of Bagdad
1924 · Film · 149 min
Directed by Raoul Walsh
A nameless thief falls in love with the Caliph of Bagdad's daughter. The Caliph will give her hand to the suitor that returns with the rarest treasure after seven moons. The thief sets off on a magical journey while, unbeknownst to him, another suitor, the Prince of the Mongols, is not playing by the rules.
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"Here, passive consumption becomes active and creative: the performer reacts with individual spontaneity while summoning sounds of orchestral heft."
Everyone should get a chance to see a silent film projected in a theater to live accompaniment. When I was a teenager I was given that opportunity (even in Kansas City) for the silent, The Thief of Bagdad (1924). It was indeed magical.