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The Sheik (1921)

Nov 20, 1921 · 1h 26m

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

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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Top cast

  • Rudolph Valentino Rudolph Valentino Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
  • Agnes Ayres Agnes Ayres Lady Diana Mayo
  • 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 Suitor (uncredited)
  • 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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