THE THIEF OF BAGDAD

'THE THIEF OF BAGDAD' is another of my favorite 'silent' films and stars the great DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS as well as a favorite actress of mine, ANNA MAY WONG(Ana Mae Wong). Though both are dead,of course, they and their acting live on in a special cinematic way. Early films created certain trends that still persist today in that they gave various impressions of cultures, peoples, religions, manners,dress,etc. of which many notions about the Middle East, Arabia, China, etc. are still operating today. No matter how the quality or quantity of these films, some of which have been lost or destroyed, were produced they still,in their early days, set up impressions and created impressions in the viewers of those early days, that present day producers of films cannot do anymore. To be sure, modern, contemporary films do entertain but they rely less on the things that were original and fresh.