The Sheik

The Sheik

66 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance | Nov. 20, 1921

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...

The Sheik

66 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance | Nov. 20, 1921

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...
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Paramount, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Original title The Sheik
Directors George Melford
Writers Edith Maude Hull, Monte M. Katterjohn

Cast

Rudolph Valentino

as Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan

Agnes Ayres

as Lady Diana Mayo

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)

Earl Gordon Bostwick

as Suitor (uncredited)

Rafael Negrete

as Violinist (uncredited)

Natacha Rambova

as Arab Dancer (uncredited)

Loretta Young

as Arab Child (uncredited)

Polly Ann Young

as Arab Child (uncredited)