The Sheik

The Sheik (1921)

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...

Date of release
1921-11-20
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (63)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Director
George Melford

Casting

  • Rudolph Valentino — Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
  • Agnes Ayres — Lady Diana Mayo
  • Ruth Miller — Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect
  • George Waggner — Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
  • Frank Butler — Sir Aubrey Mayo
  • Charles Brinley — Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)
  • Lucien Littlefield — Gaston - French Valet
  • Adolphe Menjou — Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
  • Walter Long — Omair - the Bandit
  • Sally Blane — Arab Child (uncredited)
  • Earl Gordon Bostwick — Suitor (uncredited)
  • Rafael Negrete — Violinist (uncredited)

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