Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917 film)

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
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Directed by	Chester Franklin Sidney Franklin
Written by	Bernard McConville
Based on	Aladdin aka The Wonderful Lamp from The Arabian Nights written circa 950
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Virginia Lee Corbin
Cinematography	Harry Gerstad
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	October 11, 1917 (1917-10-11)
Running time	80 minutes; 8 reels
Country	USA
Language	Silent..English intertitles

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp is a 1917 American silent fantasy film 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]}

The Film

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)

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

References

1. "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp". Letterboxd. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
2. "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
3. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
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

External links

• Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp at IMDb