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20 November 1921 (USA)
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A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief!
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A charming Arabian sheik becomes infatuated with an adventurous, modern-thinking Englishwoman and abducts her to his home in the Saharan desert. full summary | add synopsis
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Entertaining romance but far from Valentino's best work
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Rudolph Valentino | ... | Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan |
 | Agnes Ayres | ... | Lady Diana Mayo |
| Ruth Miller | ... | Zilahl (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 | ... | Raoul de Saint Hubert |
| Walter Long | ... | Omair (the bandit) |
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80 min (22 fps)
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Finland:S (1938) |
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Was partial inspiration for the naming of Hollywood High School's sports teams as "The Sheiks", a name which persists to this day (2008).
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It is unfortunate that most audiences know Valentino only through his work in this film. It in no way showcases his best traits or natural talent. The film is a well-paced adventure romance with the Sheik lusting after and abducting a white woman, who repulses his advances. During the course of her capture, lust turns to love on his part and she learns to love the man for who he is. Agnes Ayres does well in the lead and Adolphe Menjou provides able support. Sadly the director has instructed Mr. Valentino to display one facial expression during the first half of the film - a sort of bug-eyed, wide-mouthed leer, which looks ridiculous and which gives critics of the Valentino mystique a field day. Valentino does compensate in the last half of the film with a normal and restrained acting style, but it does have a lot to compensate for. The film is enjoyable on its own merits and worth a look.