Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917) DVD-R

Starring Francis Carpenter, F.A. Turner, Virginia Lee Corbin, Alfred Paget, Violet Radcliffe
Directed by Chester M. Franklin, Sidney Franklin

Print: black/white
Runtime: 80 min.
Genre: adventure
Print Quality: B

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp was another of Fox's lavishly produced 'Sunset Kiddies'
series, wherein most of the principal roles were enacted by children. In this case, Aladdin is
portrayed by juvenile performer Francis Carpenter, while other key roles were filled by such
stars-in-the-making as Virginia Lee Corbin, Gertrude Messenger and Buddy Messenger and
Lewis Sargent. The film was by no means a parody: the youthful performers played their
parts with utmost sincerity, and most effectively. As was traditional in the 'Sunset Kiddies'
films, a few adult performers were scattered throughout the proceedings, notably Elmo
Lincoln, the screen's first Tarzan, who here portrayed the towering Genie of the Lamp.