The Tales of a Thousand and One Nights Reel 1 (1921, silent)

Description:

Description: Part 1 of the silent film, The Tales of A Thousand And One Nights. The film was broken into reels approximately 15 minutes in length for the rental market.

"Tells the story of the adventures of the resourceful Scheherazade. Newly married to Shahryar, a deranged monarch who murders his brides after the wedding night, Scheherazade manages to keep her head by entertaining her husband with exciting stories and always trailing off at the most infuriating cliffhangers."" (https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film776104.html. Accessed 2022-04-10.)

Mogull Bros No. 9090

Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit http://www.prelinger.com.

Subjects: Literature; Middle Eastern or North African history and culture

Tags: silent film; tales; folktales; stories; dancing; ships; Scheherazade; storytellers; Arabian Nights; intertitles; Orientalism

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Viktor Tourjansky, Société de Films Albatros

Credits: F.H. Adam presents
"The Tales of a Thousand and One Nights"
Directed and Written by: M. Tourjansky
Produced by: Société de Films Albatros
Presented by: F.H. Adam
Distributed by: Davis Distributing Division Inc.; J. Charles Davis 2nd President
Featuring: Nathalie Kovanko and M. Rimsky

Distributor: Davis Distributing Division Inc.

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Mogull Bros.

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date:

Release Date: 1921

Geographical Location: France

Genre/Form: fiction, feature, silent

Language:

Rights:

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: reduction print

Color: color

Color Process: tinted

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code:

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 353

Complete Record: Description: Part 1 of the silent film, The Tales of A Thousand And One Nights. The film was broken into reels approximately 15 minutes in length for the rental market. "Tells the story of the adventures of the resourceful Scheherazade. Newly married to Shahryar, a deranged monarch who murders his brides after the wedding night, Scheherazade manages to keep her head by entertaining her husband with exciting stories and always trailing off at the most infuriating cliffhangers."" (https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film776104.html. Accessed 2022-04-10.) Mogull Bros No. 9090 Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit http://www.prelinger.com. Subjects: Literature; Middle Eastern or North African history and culture Tags: silent film; tales; folktales; stories; dancing; ships; Scheherazade; storytellers; Arabian Nights; intertitles; Orientalism Film Sponsor: Creator: Viktor Tourjansky, Société de Films Albatros Credits: F.H. Adam presents "The Tales of a Thousand and One Nights" Directed and Written by: M. Tourjansky Produced by: Société de Films Albatros Presented by: F.H. Adam Distributed by: Davis Distributing Division Inc.; J. Charles Davis 2nd President Featuring: Nathalie Kovanko and M. Rimsky Distributor: Davis Distributing Division Inc. Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Mogull Bros. Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: Release Date: 1921 Geographical Location: France Genre/Form: fiction, feature, silent Language: Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: reduction print Color: color Color Process: tinted Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: Frame Rate: 16 fps Length (feet): 353