Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1919 · 50m

Her Purchase Price

Director

Cast

Bessie Barriscale as Sheka Alan Roscoe as Sir Derek Anstruther Joseph J. Dowling as Hamid-Ali Kathlyn Williams as Diana Vane Stanhope Wheatcroft as George Vincent Irene Rich as Marda

Crew

Gus Peterson — Director of Photography Maie B. Havey — Story Bessie Barriscale — Producer

Synopsis

Hamid-Ali, an Arab chieftain and bandit, captures an English baby during a raid on a caravan and, naming her Sheka, puts her in a harem to be prepared for the slave auction. At the auction, Sir Derek Anstruther, who has fallen in love with Sheka, disguises himself as an Arab and bids for her.

Key Collaborators

Howard Hickman Director Gus Peterson Director of Photography Maie B. Havey Story Bessie Barriscale Producer

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