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  1. The massive castle set was designed by Lloyd Wright, son of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It featured a real concrete floor and a drawbridge constructed out of wood-covered steel. Due to the shear size and cost of the set, Fairbanks would later reuse portions of it in “The Thief of Bagdad” (1924)
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  2. Apr 21 : Innovative Movie
    #Bales2024FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
    @bales1181

    #TheThiefOfBagdad (1924)
    A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

    Innovation : The first attempt to bring colour to cinema by colourising some of the scenes later after recording them in black and white.
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  3. Apr 21 : Innovative Movie
    #Bales2024FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
    @bales1181

    #TheThiefOfBagdad (1924)
    A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

    Innovation : The first attempt to bring colour to cinema by colourising some of the scenes later after recording them in black and white.
    [2/2]