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The Sheik ()

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A charming Arabian sheik becomes infatuated with an adventurous, modern-thinking Englishwoman and abducts her to his home in the Saharan desert.
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The Sheik - Ahmed Ben Hassan
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Lady Diana Mayo
Ruth Miller ...
Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect
George Waggner ...
Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
Frank Butler ...
Sir Aubrey Mayo
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Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)
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Gaston - French Valet
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Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
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Omair - the Bandit
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Arab Child (uncredited)
Earl Gordon Bostwick ...
Suitor (uncredited)
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Officer talking with Diana at Party (uncredited)
Rafael Negrete ...
Violinist (uncredited)
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Arab Dancer (uncredited)
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Arab Child (uncredited)
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Arab Child (uncredited)

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George Melford

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Edith Maude Hull ... (from the novel by) (as Edith M. Hull)
 
Monte M. Katterjohn ... (adaptation)

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Roger Bellon ... (music composed by: new score)

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William Marshall ... (photographed by)

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George Westmore ... makeup artist (uncredited)

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Edward Cronenweth ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Donald Biddle Keyes ... still photographer (uncredited)

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Roger Bellon ... music performed by

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Jesse L. Lasky ... presenter
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Plot Summary

Sheik Ahmed (Valentino) desperately desires fiesty British socialite Diana (Ayres), so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious desert tent-palace. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Only after being kidnapped by desert bandits does Diana realize how much she has grown to love Ahmed, who comes to her rescue in the nick of time. Written by E. Beck

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Taglines Greatest Lover of 'EM ALL! Rudolph Valentino was three Gables and Four or Five Taylor's rolled into one (1940) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le Cheik (France)
  • Der Scheich (Germany)
  • El caíd (Spain)
  • 沙漠情酋 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Szejk (Poland)
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Trivia This film, Black Oxen (1923), and Flaming Youth (1923) were often cited by contemporary writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald as the three cinematic works which defined the cultural zeitgeist of the Jazz Age. A century later, only this film has survived in its entirety. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Son of the Sheik (1926). See more »
Quotes Lady Diane: Why - why have you brought me here?
Ahmed: Are you not woman enough to know? Do you know how beautiful you are?
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