Never its like has been seen before; never its like will be viewed again for many a day. It is the first and the last, the magical height and the iridescent depth of fantasy.

Fairbanks as the thief gives a corking performance... Anna May Wong... proved herself to be a fine actress.

This is the kind of thing that the cinema, and only the cinema, can do.

It’s difficult to dismiss the influence this picture had on subsequent fantasy and adventure yarns, not just due to Fairbanks’ popularity, but also with the epic nature of the project’s construction.