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The Sheik(1921)

A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief!

6.0(62)1h 26m1921-11-20

AdventureDramaRomance

Overview

Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Later, allowed to go into the desert, she escapes and makes her way across the sands...

Director:: George Melford
Writers:: Edith Maude Hull, Monte M. Katterjohn
Cinematographer:: William Marshall
Production:: Paramount Pictures, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Status:: Released

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Cast

Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino

Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan

Agnes Ayres

Agnes Ayres

Lady Diana Mayo

Ruth Miller

Ruth Miller

Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect

George Waggner

George Waggner

Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)

Frank Butler

Frank Butler

Sir Aubrey Mayo

Charles Brinley

Charles Brinley

Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Gaston - French Valet

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert

Walter Long

Walter Long

Omair - the Bandit

Sally Blane

Sally Blane

Arab Child (uncredited)

Earl Gordon Bostwick

Earl Gordon Bostwick

Suitor (uncredited)

Rafael Negrete

Rafael Negrete

Violinist (uncredited)