The Sheik

November. 20,1921      NR
Rating:
6.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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...

Rudolph Valentino as  Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Agnes Ayres as  Lady Diana Mayo
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)
Natacha Rambova as  Arab Dancer (uncredited)

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