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The Sheik (1921)
Directed by George Melford
“A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief!”
Adventure, Drama, Romance · 1h 26m
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...
Cast
Rudolph Valentino
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Agnes Ayres
Lady Diana Mayo
R
Ruth Miller
Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect
George Waggner
Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
Frank Butler
Sir Aubrey Mayo
Charles Brinley
Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)
Lucien Littlefield
Gaston - French Valet
Adolphe Menjou
Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
Walter Long
Omair - the Bandit
Sally Blane
Arab Child (uncredited)
E
Earl Gordon Bostwick
Suitor (uncredited)
R
Rafael Negrete
Violinist (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- George Melford
- Writer
- Monte M. Katterjohn
- Novel
- Edith Maude Hull
- Director of Photography
- William Marshall
Details
- Release date
- 1921-11-20
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation