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5 March 1923 (USA)
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An employee in a theater showing Valentino's "The Shiek" daydreams about himself playing Valentino's role. | add synopsis
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Marvelous bit of old time comedy but best for Sheik viewers
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(Credited cast) | Ben Turpin | ... | The Sheik |
| Kathryn McGuire | ... | The heroine |
| George Cooper | ... | Presto (the magician) |
| Charles Stevenson | ... | Luke Hassem (as Charles E. Stevenson) |
| Ray Grey | ... | Arab prince |
| Louis Fronde | ... | Chief of Police |
| Dick Sutherland | ... | The villain |
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| Walter Perry | ||
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The Shriek (USA) (working title)
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A copy survives at the Museum of Modern Art.
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Ben Turpin is yet another silent comedian who has been all but forgotten. This is a great shame since he was also one of the funniest. The closest modern equivalent I can think of is Mr. Bean.
This movie is a spoof of Valentino's phenomenally popular movie "The Sheik" and it does a very good job at it. Some of the effects and stunts are impressive. The scenes of Turpin being chased by a lion and riding an ostrich were especially good.
I highly recommend anyone seeing this film to view the Sheik first since you will get many more of the jokes that way. In particular, the climax of the Sheik is thoroughly lampooned.
I don't want to give away the punchlines to many of the gags so I will just stop here by saying that this is a hysterical spoof that deserves more recognition.