The Sheik

The Sheik

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

1921 en 66 minutes

Rating: 5.9

Plot

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...

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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)

Natacha Rambova

Natacha Rambova

Arab Dancer (uncredited)

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Arab Child (uncredited)

Polly Ann Young

Polly Ann Young

Arab Child (uncredited)

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