The Thief of Bagdad

Filming began in Britain in the early spring of 1939, but was suspended with the outbreak of WWII in September when director Michael Powell was taken off the picture to work on the propaganda film The Lion Has Wings. The production relocated to Hollywood in the spring of 1940 and filming was completed. Some scenes were reshot because Sabu had grown three inches in the year since production began.

In the Land of Legend, the Old King says that he will give two signs of kingship to Abu the thief. Abu is then given three items: a magic crossbow, a quiver, and a small, ornate box, like a jewelry box. No mention is made in the dialogue of this box, but it can be seen in Abu's right hand as he talks to the Old King and also on the flying carpet as Abu flies away to rescue his friends. Apparently the crossbow and quiver were only one, not two, of the Old King's signs of kingship, and the other sign was the mysterious box, whose magical powers and purpose were lost on the cutting room floor.