Action ·Adventure ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1926 · 1h 9m

The Son of the Sheik

Director

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

Crew

George Barnes — Director of Photography Frances Marion — Screenplay Fred De Gresac — Screenplay Edith Maude Hull — Novel

Tagline

"An eye for an eye-a hate for a hate-that my girl, is the law of the tribe."

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

George Fitzmaurice Director George Barnes Director of Photography Frances Marion Screenplay Fred De Gresac Screenplay Edith Maude Hull Novel

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