Ahmed steals as he pleases in the city of Bagdad. Wandering into a mosque, he tells the holy man he disdains his religion; his philosophy is, “What I want, I take.” Freely adapted from One Thousand and One Nights, The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American silent swashbuckler film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks that tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Baghdad.
Creators/Key Contributors Raoul Walsh, Douglas Fairbanks
First Appearance The Thief of Bagdad (Film, 1924)
First Publisher United Artists
Appearance List Film: The Thief of Bagdad (1924), The Thief of Bagdad (1940), Baghdad Ka Chor (1934, 1946, 1955). Comics: Super Comics #21-22, Capt. Battle Comics #2, Treasure Comics #2, Four Color #1229 – Thief of Baghdad
Description Ahmed steals as he pleases in the city of Bagdad. Wandering into a mosque, he tells the holy man he disdains his religion; his philosophy is, “What I want, I take.” Freely adapted from One Thousand and One Nights, The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American silent swashbuckler film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks that tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Baghdad.
