An old sheikh punishes his son Jamil for robbing a caravan by giving his horse to the wronged merchant. The horse is sold to a Turkish general, then given to Christian missionary Mary Hilbert. Jamil takes it from her but then, after...
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| Edgar Selwyn | ... |
Jamil
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| Horace B. Carpenter | ... |
The Sheik
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Milton Brown | ... |
Abdullah
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| William Elmer | ... |
Meshur
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Sydney Deane | ... |
Dr. Hilbert
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| Gertrude Robinson | ... |
Mary Hilbert
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J. Parks Jones | ... |
Ibrahim
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| Theodore Roberts | ... |
Turkish Governor
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| Raymond Hatton | ... |
Mysterious Messenger
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| Irvin S. Cobb | ... |
American Tourist
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| Dorothy Abril | ... |
Village Girl (uncredited)
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| Marjorie Daw | ... |
Village Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Cecil B. DeMille | ||
Written by
| Cecil B. DeMille | ... | (story) |
| Edgar Selwyn | ... | (story) (play) |
Produced by
| Cecil B. DeMille | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Alvin Wyckoff | ||
Editing by
| Cecil B. DeMille | ||
Art Direction by
| Wilfred Buckland | ||
Additional Crew
| Jesse L. Lasky | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
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- Paramount Pictures (1915) (United States) (theatrical)
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Storyline
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An old sheikh punishes his son Jamil for robbing a caravan by giving his horse to the wronged merchant. The horse is sold to a Turkish general, then given to Christian missionary Mary Hilbert. Jamil takes it from her but then, after falling in love, save her and her father. When his father dies, Jamil must relinquish Mary to become the new sheikh.
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| Taglines | The romantic story of how a noble young sheik saves an American girl from a massacre of the Christians in Syria and snatches her from the clutches of a villainous Turkish Governor. (Print Ad- Kingston Daily Freeman,((Kingston, NY)) 24 August 1915) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $18,328 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | According to the Cecil B. DeMille Society, this is a lost film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of The Arab (1924). See more » |