Movie
The Sheik
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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The Sheik opened in theaters November 20, 1921. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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 ValentinoSheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Agnes AyresLady Diana Mayo
George WaggnerYousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
Frank ButlerSir Aubrey Mayo
Charles BrinleyMustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)
Lucien LittlefieldGaston - French Valet
Adolphe MenjouDr. Raoul de St. HubertCredits
- Directed by
- George Melford
- Written by
- Monte M. Katterjohn, Edith Maude Hull
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Sheik Collection
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States- Famous Players-Lasky CorporationUnited States