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The Son of the Sheik
“"An eye for an eye-a hate for a hate-that my girl, is the law of the tribe."”
6.1 / 10• 1926• 1h 9m•NR• English
ActionAdventureDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Rudolph Valentino
Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Lead
Vilma Banky
Yasmin, André's Daughter
George Fawcett
André Romez
Montagu Love
Ghabah
Agnes Ayres
Diana - Wife of the Sheik
Karl Dane
Ramadan
Bull Montana
Mountebank
BH
Bynunsky Hyman
Mountebank (as Binunsky Hyman)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Fitzmaurice's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Son of the Sheik is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
