The Son of the Sheik
Also known as The Son of the Sheik, Son of the Sheik
1926 film by George Fitzmaurice
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6.2Ahmed, 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.
Released: 1926-09-0569 minDir: George FitzmauriceAction, Adventure, Drama, RomancePart of: The Sheik Collection
Cast
- Rudolph Valentino as Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
- Vilma Banky as Yasmin, André's Daughter
- George Fawcett as André Romez
- Montagu Love as Ghabah
- Agnes Ayres as Diana - Wife of the Sheik
- Karl Dane as Ramadan
Themes
- ransom
- sheik
- love
- revenge
- silent film
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1920s adventure drama films1926 American films1926 drama films1926 English-language films1926 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican sequel filmsAmerican silent adventure drama filmsAmerican silent feature filmsCasting controversies in filmEnglish-language adventure drama filmsFilms based on British novels