The Sheik

George Melford
1921-11-20

A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief!
5.9
66 min

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...

Cast

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