''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 The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...

. It is preserved in the George Eastman House, Cinemateca Do Museu De Arte Moderna and the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...

.''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

The Film

Cast

* Francis Carpenter - Aladdin * F. A. Turner - Mustapha, A Tailor (*as Fred Turner) *

Virginia Lee Corbin Virginia Lee Corbin (December 5, 1910 – June 4, 1942) was an American silent film actress. Early years Corbin was born Laverne Virginia Corbin in Prescott, Arizona to Leon Ernest Corbin and Virginia Frances (Cox) Corbin, and she had a siste ...

- The Princess Badr al-Budur * Alfred Paget - The Sultan *

Violet Radcliffe Violet Radcliffe (20 August 1904, Niagara Falls - 4 May 1965, Los Angeles) was a child actress active during Hollywood's silent era. She appeared in several dozen films for Fine Arts, Fox, and Pathe, and was frequently cast as a villain or as a l ...

-al Talib, The Worker of Magic *

Buddy Messinger Buddy Messinger (born Melvin Joseph Messinger; 26 October 1907 – 25 October 1965) was an American actor who was cast in substantial roles in dozens of films during the silent film era. He began his career as a jovial chubby child actor. With t ...

- Omar, Slave of the Magician and a Diviner of the Future *

Lewis Sargent Lewis Sargent (August 19, 1903 – November 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1917 and 1949. Biography Sargent was born in Los Angeles on August 19, 1903. He had 8 brothers and sisters. His father Lewis ...

- Ali, The Camel-Driver *

Gertrude Messinger Gertrude Dolores Messinger (April 28, 1911 – November 8, 1995) was an American film actress known for her B-movie roles from the 1930s through the 1950s. She began as a child actor in silent films, but found her greatest fame in talkies of ...

- 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 Elmo Lincoln (born Otto Elmo Linkenhelt; February 6, 1889June 27, 1952) was an American stage and film actor whose career in motion pictures spanned the silent and sound eras. He performed in over 100 screen productions between 1913 and 1952 an ...

- The Genie * Teddy Billings - Sullivan

References

External links

* * 1917 films American silent feature films Films based on Aladdin Films directed by Sidney Franklin American black-and-white films Articles containing video clips American fantasy films 1910s fantasy films Surviving American silent films Fox Film films 1910s American films Silent horror films {{fantasy-film-stub