Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917 film)
| Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp | |
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| Directed by | Chester Franklin Sidney Franklin |
| Written by | Bernard McConville |
| Based on | Aladdin aka The Wonderful Lamp from The Arabian Nights written circa 950 |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | Virginia Lee Corbin |
| Cinematography | Harry Gerstad |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | October 11, 1917 |
Running time | 80 minutes; 8 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English intertitles |
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp is a 1917 silent film fantasy directed by Chester and Sidney Franklin and produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2]
It is preserved in the George Eastman House, Cinemateca Do Museu De Arte Moderna and the Library of Congress.[3][4]
The Film[edit]
Cast[edit]
- Francis Carpenter - Aladdin
- F. A. Turner - Mustapha, A Tailor (*as Fred Turner)
- Virginia Lee Corbin - The Princess Badr al-Budur
- Alfred Paget - The Sultan
- Violet Radcliffe -al Talib, The Worker of Magic
- Buddy Messinger - Omar, Slave of the Magician and a Diviner of the Future
- Lewis Sargent - Ali, The Camel-Driver
- Gertrude Messinger - Yasmini, Sister of Ali and Hand Maiden to the Princess
- Marie Messinger - Dancing Girl
- Carmen De Rue - Dancing Girl
- Raymond Lee - Boy of the Street
- Lloyd Perl - Boy of the Street
- Joe Singleton - Muezzin
- Elmo Lincoln - The Genie
- Teddy Billings - Sullivan
References[edit]
- ^ "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp". Letterboxd. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.3 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
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Categories:
- 1917 films
- 1910s American films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s fantasy films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- Films based on Aladdin
- Films directed by Sidney Franklin
- Fox Film films
- Silent American fantasy films
- Silent horror films
- Surviving American silent films
- 1910s American film stubs
- Fantasy film stubs