The Movie: Thief of Bagdad (1924)
What Is It?: Raoul
Walsh’s fantasy is one of the most dazzling and exciting products of the silent
era. Douglas Fairbanks swash buckles his way across sumptuous sets and tools
around on a flying carpet and a Pegasus. Everyone wears the most gorgeous
costumes you’ve ever seen and the celestial special effects are the stuff
dreams are made of.
Why Today?: On
this day in 762, Baghdad is founded.
