Douglas Fairbanks was inspired to make this film by an episode in Paul Leni's German film Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (US title: "Waxworks").
Film debut of David Sharpe.
For the early scene where the Thief leaps in and out of the giant clay pots in the marketplace, Douglas Fairbanks had small trampolines placed inside each pot, allowing him to bounce easily from pot to pot.
In some prints, Mathilde Comont is credited as M. Comont to keep her sex a secret. However, in several scenes in the film it is very obvious that the Persian Prince is being played by a woman.
Included among the '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die', edited by Steven Jay Schneider.
Ranked #9 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Fantasy". One of only two silent films chosen for the AFI's "10 Top 10" lists (the top 10 films in 10 genres) in June 2008 (the second being City Lights).
The movie's poster was as #9 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere.