The Sheik (1921)

  • NR
  • 11/20/1921 (US)
  • Adventure, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 6m

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

Overview

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...

George Melford

Director

Edith Maude Hull

Novel

Monte M. Katterjohn

Writer

Cast

Rudolph Valentino's headshot

Rudolph Valentino

Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Agnes Ayres's headshot

Agnes Ayres

Lady Diana Mayo
Ruth Miller's headshot

Ruth Miller

Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect
George Waggner's headshot

George Waggner

Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
Frank Butler's headshot

Frank Butler

Sir Aubrey Mayo
Charles Brinley's headshot

Charles Brinley

Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)
Lucien Littlefield's headshot

Lucien Littlefield

Gaston - French Valet
Adolphe Menjou's headshot

Adolphe Menjou

Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert

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