
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...
Rating
5.9/10
Release Date
1921-11-20
Runtime
86 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

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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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation