Cover Image

The son of the sheik [electronic resource] / Emil C. Jensen presents a George Fitzmaurice production ; directed by Geo. Fitzmaurice ; screenplay adapted by Frances Marion and Fred de Gresac.

Show other versions (1)

This silent film, directed by George Fitzmaurice and featuring Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky, and George Fawcett, is about the troubled romance between the son of a sheik and a dancing girl.

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Online Access (via Alexander Street Press)
Other Authors:	Fawcett, George, 1860-1939 (Actor), Banky, Vilma, 1898-1991 (Actor), Valentino, Rudolph, 1895-1926 (Actor), Ayres, Agnes, 1896-1940 (Actor), Fitzmaurice, Geo. (George), 1885-1940 (Director, Producer), Shepard, David (Producer), Considine, John W., Jr., 1898-1961 (Producer)
Format:	Electronic Video
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : Flicker Alley, c2002.
Series:	Silent film online.
Subjects:	Thieves > Drama. Kidnapping > Drama. Love > Drama. Silent films.

Description
Summary:	This silent film, directed by George Fitzmaurice and featuring Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky, and George Fawcett, is about the troubled romance between the son of a sheik and a dancing girl.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2014) Musical score compiled and arranged by Eric Beheim, performed by the "Café Mauré Orchestra." Originally released as a motion picture in 1926.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (69 min.)
Playing Time:	01:09:01
Awards:	2003 National Film Preservation Board, USA, National Film Registry.
Participant or Performer:	Rudolph Valentino (Ahmed and the Sheik), Vilma Banky (Yasmin), George Fawcett (Andre), Montagne Love (Ghabah), Karl Dane (Ramadan), Bull Montana (Mountebank), Binunsky Hyman (Mountebank), Agnes Ayres (Diana)
Language:	Silent film with English intertitles and musical background.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction.