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  • A Bird of Bagdad (1918)
  • Short | Short, Drama
A Bird of Bagdad (1918)
Short | Short, Drama
"Caliph" Quigg runs a cheap restaurant by day and a seeker of adventure by night. Ed Simmons and Bill Hillman are two hard-working employees of Ogden, a prosperous harness maker. Laura, the harness-maker's daughter, is the object of both ...See more"Caliph" Quigg runs a cheap restaurant by day and a seeker of adventure by night. Ed Simmons and Bill Hillman are two hard-working employees of Ogden, a prosperous harness maker. Laura, the harness-maker's daughter, is the object of both their affections. Laura has ideas of her own regarding a prospective husband but dares not communicate them to her father, fearing the harness strap. She is only a kid and should not be dreaming of husbands. Her dad is insane on the subject of riddles and when the question of which she shall choose for a husband is broached he asks the following riddle: "What kind of a hen lays the longest?" Get O. Henry's answer in the snappiest of climaxes. Written by Motion Picture News, August 24, 1918 See less
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Director
Kenneth S. Webb
Writer
O. Henry (story)
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Updated Sep 3, 1918
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Sep 3, 1918 (United States)

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