Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1918)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1918)
Ali Baba, a poor Turkish wood chopper, discovers that a robbers' cave, concealed in the mountains that surround his house, opens to the magical phrase, "Open Sesame." Learning that the cave is filled with stolen treasure, he takes home as much as he can carry, but his greedy brother forces him to reveal the cave's location. After gaining admittance to the cave, Ali Baba's brother is seen by the thieves and killed. Meanwhile, Ali Baba falls in love with Morgianna, a slave girl forced to dance in the local inn, and by securing her freedom, he wins her love and loyalty. The leader of the band of robbers suspects that Ali Baba knows the secret of the treasure cave, and in the guise of an oil merchant, he visits Ali Baba with his forty thieves concealed in oil jars. When Morgianna discovers the robbers, she fills the jars with boiling oil, thereby killing them all. Ali Baba defeats the robber chief in combat and then marries his beautiful Morgianna.

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Georgie Stone Georgie Stone As: Ali Baba
Gertrude Messinger Gertrude Messinger As: Morgianna
Lewis Sargent Lewis Sargent As: Khaujeh Houssain
Buddy Messinger Buddy Messinger As: Kasim Baba
G. Raymond Nye G. Raymond Nye As: Abdullah
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Ali Baba, a poor Turkish wood chopper, discovers that a robbers' cave, concealed in the mountains that surround his house, opens to the magical phrase, "Open Sesame." Learning that the cave is filled with stolen treasure, he takes home as much as he can carry, but his greedy brother forces him to reveal the cave's location. After gaining admittance to the cave, Ali Baba's brother is seen by the thieves and killed. Meanwhile, Ali Baba falls in love with Morgianna, a slave girl forced to dance in the local inn, and by securing her freedom, he wins her love and loyalty. The leader of the band of robbers suspects that Ali Baba knows the secret of the treasure cave, and in the guise of an oil merchant, he visits Ali Baba with his forty thieves concealed in oil jars. When Morgianna discovers the robbers, she fills the jars with boiling oil, thereby killing them all. Ali Baba defeats the robber chief in combat and then marries his beautiful Morgianna.


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Genres: Fantasy

Language: No Language

Release Date: 24 November 1918

Country: US

Runtime: 50m

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Company: Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Georgie Stone

Georgie Stone

Ali Baba

Gertrude Messinger

Gertrude Messinger

Morgianna

Lewis Sargent

Lewis Sargent

Khaujeh Houssain

Buddy Messinger

Buddy Messinger

Kasim Baba

G. Raymond Nye

G. Raymond Nye

Abdullah

Raymond Lee

Raymond Lee

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Marie Messinger

Marie Messinger

Kasim's Servant

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Henry W. Gerrard

Henry W. Gerrard

Cinematography

Frank B. Good

Frank B. Good

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William Fox

William Fox

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