The Sheik

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

  • Rated 5.9 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1921
  • 1h 26m
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Romance

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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Director
George Melford
Starring
Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, Ruth Miller, George Waggner

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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