Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Cast & Crew
C. M. Franklin
Francis Carpenter
Fred Turner
Virginia Lee Corbin
Alfred Paget
Violet Radcliffe
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Synopsis
In Bagdad, Princess Badr al-Budur, the daughter of the Sultan, falls in love with Aladdin, the son of a poor tailor, and rejects the suit of evil alchemist al-Talib, her father's choice. Al-Talib consults his Evil Spirit, who advises him to find the magic lamp hidden in an underground cave. Unable to get it himself, al-Talib hires Aladdin, who secures the lamp but keeps it when he realizes al-Talib's wickedness. With wealth obtained through wishes, Aladdin courts the princess. After the lamp changes hands between al-Talib and Aladdin, al-Talib steals it and abducts the princess to the desert. Aladdin follows with only a gourd of water. Suffering from thirst and exhaustion, Aladdin nearly succumbs, but the horsemen of the Sultan, who learned of his daughter's abduction, ride up and rescue Aladdin. Meanwhile, al-Talib, who with the lamp's power has erected a palace, threatens to throw the princess to the lions unless she marry him. Aladdin and the soldiers arrive just in time to rescue her and recover the lamp. Al-Talib dies in the lion's den.
Cast
Francis Carpenter
Fred Turner
Virginia Lee Corbin
Alfred Paget
Violet Radcliffe
Buddy Messinger
Lewis Sargent
Gertrude Messinger
Marie Messinger
Carmen De Rue
Raymond Lee
Lloyd Perl
Joe Singleton
Elmo Lincoln
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Notes
Most of the major roles in this film were played by child actors. This film opened in New York on September 24, 1917.
