导演:拉乌尔·沃尔什   
主演:道格拉斯·范朋克 Snitz Edwards 黄柳霜   
类型:冒险 爱情 
地区:美国 
语言:无对白 
日期:1924 
片长:未知
状态:未知
cccDouglasFairbankssparednoexpenseforwhatmaybethemostlavishfantasymovieevermade.Inspiredbytheflying-carpeteffectsofFritzLang'ssomberbutspectacularDerMüdeTod,Fairbanks(everthecannybusinessman)boughttheAmericanrights,thenhidthefilmawayashecreatedhisownshow-stoppingadventure,anadaptationofAThousandandOneNightsinwhichthemagic-carpetridewasbutoneofmanyfantasticmarvels.Swaggeringthroughmassivemarketplacesetsandcavernousthroneroomsasanincorrigiblethiefandpickpocket,hescalestoweringwalls(withthehelpofamagicrope)andleadsamerrychasethroughcrowdedbazaarsinhispursuitofloot--untilhefallsinlovewiththebeautifulprincessandvowstowinherheart.Thisjauntyopeningisbutmerepreambletothespectacularsecondact.Asthreekingsscourtheglobetoretrievetheraresttreasuresknowntoman,therepentantthiefembarksonanodysseythroughcavernsoffireandunderwatercaves.Themarvelousspecialeffects--fromthesmoke-belchingdragonandunderwaterspidertotheflyinghorseandmagicarmiesarisingfromthedust--mayshowtheirseamsbutglowwithatimelesssenseofwonder.WilliamCameronMenzies'smagnificentsetsappeartohaveleaptfromthepagesofastorybook.Astheadventureconcludesinatorrentofmoviemagicthatcascadesnonstopthroughthebreathlessfinalhour,Fairbankscommandsthescreenwithaheartylaughandgracefulathleticism,thecinema'sfirstactionherotriumphant.Kino'srestorededitionistintedandfeaturesanorganscorebyGaylordCarter.--SeanAxmaker