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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Also known as Ali Baba och de 40 rövarna in Sweden
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by S.A. Franklin (Sidney Franklin) and C.M. Franklin (Chester M. Franklin)

Cast: George Stone (Georgie Stone) [Ali Baba], Gertrude Messinger [Morgiianna], Lewis Sargent [Khaujeh Houssain], Buddy Messinger [Kasim Bara], G. Raymond Nye [Abdullah], Raymond Lee [Also Talib], Charles Hincus [Aasif Azaar], Marie Messinger [Kasim’s servant], Jack Hull [Jameel]

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Scenario by Bernard McConville. Cinematography by Henry W. Gerrard and Frank B. Good. Presented by William Fox. / Released 24 November 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in Swden as Ali Baba och de 40 rövarna on 31 October 1920.

Drama: Fantasy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 19 May 2020.

References: Slide-FineArts p. 76 : Website-IMDb.