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Ahmed (Rudolph Valentino), the son of an Arab sheik and a kidnapped English gentlewoman (Agnes Ayres), loves local dancing girl Yasmin (Vilma Banky). When he slips out of his father's heavily guarded compound to woo her, he is kidnapped and held for ransom by a group of bandits led by Yasmin's father ( George Fawcett ) and Ghabah ( Montagu Love ...
Apr 22, 2022 · The Son of the Sheik (Fitzmaurice, 1926) — 1080p. This is a fully high definition copy of George Fitzmaurice's drama, starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Bánky. I do not own the rights...
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Jan 2, 2024 · The son, Ahmed (played by Rudolph Valentino), is the offspring of an Arab sheik and an English gentlewoman, Agnes Ayres. Ahmed is enamored with Yasmin (Vilma Banky), a local dancing girl....
- 69 min
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- Delightflix
The Sheik catapulted Famous Players’ newly signed young actor, Rudolph Valentino, into a kind of stardom unseen before. From the moment he snatches costar Agnes Ayres from her saddle, followed by a title card reading, “Lie still, you little fool!”. Valentino became forever identified with the role.
A 1926 American silent adventure/drama film starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Bánky. The film is based on the 1925 romance novel The Sons of the Sheik by Edith Maude Hull, and is a sequel to the 1921 hit film The Sheik.
This is the classic tale of the English-born but desert-bred Shiek, who fired by the love of a French dancing girl, risks all in his quest to possess her. The torrid sequence of the shiek and his Yasmine, now kidnapped and isolated in his tent, remains a landmark portrayal of sensual desire.
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Valentino reportedly enjoyed strolling the backlot in his bearded, elder sheik state, unrecognized. “The Son of the Sheik” is a pure romp, a twenties orientalist fantasy. Produced at the peak of the silent era, it is a wonderful balance of action, romance, and humor -- with gorgeous cinematography, to boot.