The Sheik (1921)

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

86 min · United States of America · Dir. George Melford

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

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)

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