The Son of the Sheik (1926)
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.
Director:
George Fitzmaurice
Writers:
Frances Marion, Fred De Gresac.
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Rudolph Valentino as Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan |
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Vilma Banky as Yasmin, André's Daughter |
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George Fawcett as André Romez |
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Montagu Love as Ghabah |
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Agnes Ayres as Diana - Wife of the Sheik |
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Karl Dane as Ramadan |
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Bull Montana as Mountebank |
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Bynunsky Hyman as Mountebank (as Binunsky Hyman) |
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Earl Gordon Bostwick as Bit Part |
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Erwin Connelly as The Zouve |
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William Donovan as S'rir |
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Charles Requa as Pierre - Ahmed's Friend |
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Harry Blassingame as One of Sheik's Men |
| Writing | Frances Marion | Adaptation |
| Directing | George Fitzmaurice | Director |
| Writing | Fred De Gresac | Adaptation |
| Writing | Edith Maude Hull | Novel |
| Writing | Frances Marion | Screenplay |
| Camera | George Barnes | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Fred De Gresac | Screenplay |