Review of The Thief of Bagdad (1940) by Eric H — 25 Jul 2013
Even though the film's now over seventy years old, it remains hard to fault. The screenplay and dialogue (by Miles Malleson, who also appears as a delightfully childish sultan) are old-fashioned in the best sense and designed to appeal to the child in all of us.
The heroes are decent (John Justin), the villains are wicked (Conrad Veidt is particularly dastardly) and the princesses are beautiful (June Duprez). Best of all is Sabu (THE JUNGLE BOOK), the Indian boy star who just happened to be one of the most charismatic actors of his era.
No wonder he made it so big. As a film, THE THIEF OF BAGDAD is hard to beat.
This review of The Thief of Bagdad (1940) was written by Eric H on 25 Jul 2013.
The Thief of Bagdad has generally received very positive reviews.
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