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The Sheik

59 %|Nov 20, 1921|Adventure, Drama, Romance

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...

Featured Crew

George Melford
Director
Edith Maude Hull
Novel
Monte M. Katterjohn
Writer
William Marshall
Director of Photography

Cast

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Rudolph Valentino
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
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Agnes Ayres
Lady Diana Mayo
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Ruth Miller
Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect
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George Waggner
Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
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Frank Butler
Sir Aubrey Mayo
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Charles Brinley
Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)
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Lucien Littlefield
Gaston - French Valet
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Adolphe Menjou
Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
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Walter Long
Omair - the Bandit
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Sally Blane
Arab Child (uncredited)
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Earl Gordon Bostwick
Suitor (uncredited)
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Rafael Negrete
Violinist (uncredited)
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Natacha Rambova
Arab Dancer (uncredited)
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Loretta Young
Arab Child (uncredited)
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Polly Ann Young
Arab Child (uncredited)