The Sheik
movie
A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief!
Released November 20, 1921
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...
Cast
Rudolph Valentino
as
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Agnes Ayres
as
Lady Diana Mayo
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Ruth Miller
as
Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect
George Waggner
as
Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
Frank Butler
as
Sir Aubrey Mayo
Charles Brinley
as
Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)
Lucien Littlefield
as
Gaston - French Valet
Adolphe Menjou
as
Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
Walter Long
as
Omair - the Bandit
Sally Blane
as
Arab Child (uncredited)
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Earl Gordon Bostwick
as
Suitor (uncredited)
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Rafael Negrete
as
Violinist (uncredited)
