TowinthehandofthecaliphofBagdad’sdaughter(playedbyJulanneJohnston),athief(Fairbanks)embarksonadangerousandmysticaljourneytosecurethemostdesirabletreasureimaginable.Thefilmwasapopularsuccess,andFairbanksmadewomenswoonasoneofthescreen’sfirstsuperstars.Knownforhisdashingdemeanourandincrediblestunts,Fairbanks,whowouldalsoroutinelycontributetothescriptsofhisfilmsunderthepseudonymEltonThomas,actuallycreatedthestoryforthisversionofTheThiefofBagdadandincludedtypesofspecialeffectsandproductiondesignneverpreviouslyseenbyaudiences.Thefilmwasremadeseveraltimes,ofwhichthemostnotableisthe1940BritishfilmdirectedbyLudwigBerger,MichaelPowell,andTimWhelan.
