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The Sheik

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...
1921
86 min
5.9
Adventure / Drama / Romance
Genres
Adventure / Drama / Romance
Runtime
86 min
Year
1921
Director
George Melford
Writers
Edith Maude Hull, Monte M. Katterjohn
Studio
Paramount Pictures
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Top Billed 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)

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