The Sheik

Overview

Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Later, allowed to go into the desert, she escapes and makes her way across the sands...

Release Date

20 November 1921

66 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Lady Diana Mayo
Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect
Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
Sir Aubrey Mayo
Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)
Gaston - French Valet
Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
Omair - the Bandit
Arab Child (uncredited)
Suitor (uncredited)
Violinist (uncredited)