Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917 film) explained

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Director:	Chester Franklin Sidney Franklin
Producer:	William Fox
Based On:	Aladdin aka The Wonderful Lamp from The Arabian Nights written circa 950
Starring:	Virginia Lee Corbin
Cinematography:	Harry Gerstad
Distributor:	Fox Film Corporation
Runtime:	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]}

Cast

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. Letterboxd. 8 September 2017.
2. Web site: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. Turner Classic Movies. 8 September 2017.
3. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.439/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
4. 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