A Romance of Old Baghdad

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A Romance of Old Baghdad
Directed by Kenelm Foss
Based on Miss Haroun al Rashid
by Jessie Douglas Kerruish
Starring Matheson Lang
Manora Thew
Roy Travers
Production
company
Distributed byAstra Films
Release date
March 1922
CountryUnited Kingdom

A Romance of Old Baghdad is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Matheson Lang, Manora Thew and Roy Travers. [1] It is an adaptation of the novel Miss Haroun al Rashid by Jessie Douglas Kerruish. In nineteenth century Mesopotamia a series of romantic entanglements ensue. The Hollywood actress Evelyn Brent was originally intended to star but did not ultimately appear in the finished film. [2]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Kear & King p.19

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