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Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)
Directed by Sidney Franklin, Chester M. Franklin
Overview
In Bagdad, Princess Badr al-Budur, the daughter of the Sultan, falls in love with Aladdin, the son of a poor tailor, and rejects the suit of evil alchemist al-Talib, her father’s choice. Al-Talib consults his Evil Spirit, who advises him to find the magic lamp hidden in an underground cave. Unable to get it himself, al-Talib hires Aladdin, who secures the lamp but keeps it when he realizes al-Talib’s wickedness. With wealth obtained through wishes, Aladdin courts the princess. After the lamp changes hands between al-Talib and Aladdin, al-Talib steals it and abducts the princess to the desert. Aladdin follows with only a gourd of water. Suffering from thirst and exhaustion, Aladdin nearly succumbs, but the horsemen of the Sultan, who learned of his daughter’s abduction, ride up and rescue Aladdin.
Rated NR | Length 80 minutes
Actors
Francis Carpenter | F.A. Turner | Virginia Lee Corbin | Alfred Paget | Violet Radcliffe | Buddie Messinger | Lewis Sargent | Gertrude Messinger | Marie Messinger | 'Baby' Carmen De Rue | Raymond Lee | Lloyd Perl | Joseph Singleton | Elmo Lincoln