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The Son of the Sheik

The Son of the Sheik

"An eye for an eye-a hate for a hate-that my girl, is the law of the tribe."

19266.11h 9m

Overview

Ahmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl who fronts her father's gang of mountebanks. She and Ahmed meet secretly until one night when her father and the gang capture the son of the sheik, torture him, and hold him for ransom.

Directed by George Fitzmaurice
Written by Frances Marion, Edith Maude Hull, Fred De Gresac
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Top Cast

Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino

Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan

Vilma Banky

Vilma Banky

Yasmin, André's Daughter

George Fawcett

George Fawcett

André Romez

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Ghabah

Agnes Ayres

Agnes Ayres

Diana - Wife of the Sheik

Karl Dane

Karl Dane

Ramadan

Bull Montana

Bull Montana

Mountebank

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Bynunsky Hyman

Mountebank (as Binunsky Hyman)

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Earl Gordon Bostwick

Bit Part

Erwin Connelly

Erwin Connelly

The Zouve

Themes & Keywords

ransomsheikloverevengesilent film

About The Son of the Sheik

The Son of the Sheik is a action, adventure, drama, romance film released in 1926 exploring themes of ransom, sheik, love, revenge, silent film. Directed by George Fitzmaurice, it stars Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky, George Fawcett. Ahmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl who fronts her father's gang of mountebanks. She and Ahmed meet secretly until one night when her father and the gang capture the son of the sheik, torture him, and hold him for ransom.

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