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The Sheik

A charming Arabian sheik becomes infatuated with an adventurous, modern-thinking Englishwoman and abducts her to his home in the Saharan desert.

Director

George Melford

Year

Genre

adventure, drama, romance

Box Office

$3,270,000

Production

Paramount Pictures,Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Awards

1 win

The Sheik - Ahmed Ben Hassan

Rudolph Valentino

Lady Diana Mayo

Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect

Youssef - Tribal Chieftain

Sir Aubrey Mayo

Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide

Charles Brinley

Gaston - French Valet

Lucien Littlefield

Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert

Omair - the Bandit

Arab Child

Suitor

Earl Gordon Bostwick

Officer talking with Diana at Party

Violinist

Arab Dancer

Natacha Rambova

Arab Child

Arab Child

Polly Ann Young

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In this world of peace
and flame - The Sheik

In this world of peace and flame

Where the children of Araby dwell
In happy ignorance that Civilization
has passed them by. - The Sheik

Where the children of Araby dwell In happy ignorance that Ci...

Maidens chosen for the marriage market.
An ancients custom by which.
Wives are secured for
the wealthy sons of Allah. - The Sheik

Maidens chosen for the marriage market. An ancients custom b...

Zilah, one of the prizes destined
for the marriage lottery.
Ruth Miller - The Sheik

Zilah, one of the prizes destined for the marriage lottery. ...

A tribal chieftain protests the sale
of his sweetheart.
Youseef...George Waggener - The Sheik

A tribal chieftain protests the sale of his sweetheart. Yous...

When love is more desired than riches,
it is will of Allah.
Let another be chosen. - The Sheik

When love is more desired than riches, it is will of Allah. ...

On the way to the harems Of
the rich merchants.
To obey and serve like
chattel slaves. - The Sheik

On the way to the harems Of the rich merchants. To obey and ...

Biskra, the Beautiful.
Gateway to the desert. - The Sheik

Biskra, the Beautiful. Gateway to the desert.

A city of adventure. Where the new
civilization Rubs elbows with the old. - The Sheik

A city of adventure. Where the new civilization Rubs elbows ...

Are you going to attend Diana Mayo's
farewell dance this evening? - The Sheik

Are you going to attend Diana Mayo's farewell dance thi...

The subject of all the gossip,
the orphan daughter
of an English peer,
Lady Diana Mayo. Agnes Ayres - The Sheik

The subject of all the gossip, the orphan daughter of an Eng...

Diana's guide into the desert,
Mustapha Ali
Charles Brindley - The Sheik

Diana's guide into the desert, Mustapha Ali Charles Bri...

I have a good mind to make
you give up this insane trip. - The Sheik

I have a good mind to make you give up this insane trip.

Evening in the Monte Carlo
of the Sahara - The Sheik

Evening in the Monte Carlo of the Sahara

Diana, I love you. Postpone this trip
and give me the right to go with you. - The Sheik

Diana, I love you. Postpone this trip and give me the right ...

Marriage is captivity -
the end of independence.
I am content with my life as it is. - The Sheik

Marriage is captivity - the end of independence. I am conten...

It is the great Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan.
He is entertaining at the Casino tonight. - The Sheik

It is the great Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan. He is entertaining a...

Mademioselle will be disappointed-
the Casino is closed to all except Arabs. - The Sheik

Mademioselle will be disappointed- the Casino is closed to a...

And why should a savage desert bandit keep us out of any public place - The Sheik

And why should a savage desert bandit keep us out of any...

And why should a savage desert bandit
keep us out of any public place? - The Sheik

And why should a savage desert bandit keep us out of any pub...

Go to the dancer and ask if I may
borrow one of her costumes for the evening. - The Sheik

Go to the dancer and ask if I may borrow one of her costumes...

Like a page from the Arabian Nights.
The marriage gamble Where bridge
are won On the turn of a wheel. - The Sheik

Like a page from the Arabian Nights. The marriage gamble Whe...

Oh, sons of Allah! Gaze upon
the charms of Halima,
loveliest flower of the desert. - The Sheik

Oh, sons of Allah! Gaze upon the charms of Halima, loveliest...

To the cultured English girl this
marriage fair suggests the slave
of the barbarous past. - The Sheik

To the cultured English girl this marriage fair suggests the...

The pale hands and golden hair of a white woman - The Sheik

The pale hands and golden hair of a white woman

By whose invitation do
you come here? - The Sheik

By whose invitation do you come here?

With your permission, the savage
will escort you to the door. - The Sheik

With your permission, the savage will escort you to the door...

It is the English woman whom
I am to guide into the desert tomorrow. - The Sheik

It is the English woman whom I am to guide into the desert t...

Dawn- with the Arab under the lure of
the defiant English girl. - The Sheik

Dawn- with the Arab under the lure of the defiant English gi...

Pale hands I love, Beside the Shalimar,
Where are you now?
Who lies beneath your spell? - The Sheik

Pale hands I love, Beside the Shalimar, Where are you now? W...

With her brother accompanying
her on the first day's journey - The Sheik

With her brother accompanying her on the first day's jo...

Don't worry, Aubrey, I shall join
you in London in a month - goodbye. - The Sheik

Don't worry, Aubrey, I shall join you in London in a mo...

Lie still you little fool - The Sheik

Lie still you little fool

Her exultant dream of freedom ended-
a helpless captive in the desert wastes. - The Sheik

Her exultant dream of freedom ended- a helpless captive in t...

Gaston, the French valet,
in the Sheik's service
since his school days in France.
Lucien Littlefield. - The Sheik

Gaston, the French valet, in the Sheik's service since ...

Why have you brought me here - The Sheik

Why have you brought me here

I am not accustomed to having my orders disobeyed - The Sheik

I am not accustomed to having my orders disobeyed

You make a very charming boy,
but it was not a boy
I saw two nights ago in Biskra. - The Sheik

You make a very charming boy, but it was not a boy I saw two...

Your luggage has arrived.
You will dress for dinner. - The Sheik

Your luggage has arrived. You will dress for dinner.

See that Mademoiselle is given every
comfort and attend to her luggage at once. - The Sheik

See that Mademoiselle is given every comfort and attend to h...

I speak French, Madame,
and come to serve my master's bride. - The Sheik

I speak French, Madame, and come to serve my master's b...

An hour of anguished revolt,
while a savage sand-storm
sweeps in from the fevered wastes. - The Sheik

An hour of anguished revolt, while a savage sand-storm sweep...

Do you think can keep me here when I
am missed by my friends in Biskra? - The Sheik

Do you think can keep me here when I am missed by my friends...

Too late for anyone to
learn your whereabouts-
the desert is a great hidingplace - The Sheik

Too late for anyone to learn your whereabouts- the desert is...

Better remain here, for in that sand
fury you would not live an hour. - The Sheik

Better remain here, for in that sand fury you would not live...

You are so pretty and if I choose,
I can make you love me. - The Sheik

You are so pretty and if I choose, I can make you love me.

Master, the horses!
They have broken loose! - The Sheik

Master, the horses! They have broken loose!

Through the dull slumber of despair.
Until morning tempts back.
A desire to live. - The Sheik

Through the dull slumber of despair. Until morning tempts ba...

For Madame to wear
the master's orders. - The Sheik

For Madame to wear the master's orders.

To my friend, Ahmed Ben Hassan
from Raoul de st. Hubert - The Sheik

To my friend, Ahmed Ben Hassan from Raoul de st. Hubert

That I can at last make another
visit to you in the desert.
I count the days until you meet
me in Biskra. Affection stely Raoul - The Sheik

That I can at last make another visit to you in the desert. ...

Pale hands, pink tipped! - The Sheik

Pale hands, pink tipped!

My friend from Paris is coming
for a visit Raoul de St. Hubert,
That is why I am happy that is why I sing. - The Sheik

My friend from Paris is coming for a visit Raoul de St. Hube...

You are here and so it is my wish that
you should cordially receive my guest. - The Sheik

You are here and so it is my wish that you should cordially ...

You will return Mademoiselle's
possession to her at once. - The Sheik

You will return Mademoiselle's possession to her at onc...

I am leaving for Biskra to be
gone three days.
During my absence, amuse yourself.
You will have the saddle horses
and Gaston to keep you company. - The Sheik

I am leaving for Biskra to be gone three days. During my abs...

As the hour approaches when Diana
must face the humiliating ordeal
of meeting a man from her own world. - The Sheik

As the hour approaches when Diana must face the humiliating ...

The French novelist, Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
Adolphe Menjaou - The Sheik

The French novelist, Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert Adolphe Menjaou

She is very fascinating, Raoul.
Be careful - she will surely bewitch you. - The Sheik

She is very fascinating, Raoul. Be careful - she will surely...

Does the past mean so little to you that you now steal white women and make love to them like a savage - The Sheik

Does the past mean so little to you that you now steal white...

"When an Arab sees a woman
that he wants, he takes her!" - The Sheik

"When an Arab sees a woman that he wants, he takes her!...

A desert bandit trespasses
In the domain of the Sheik Ahmed,
Under the guise of a holy caravan. - The Sheik

A desert bandit trespasses In the domain of the Sheik Ahmed,...

Omair, the bandit.
Walter Long - The Sheik

Omair, the bandit. Walter Long

I did not have the courage
to face the stranger.
Oh, be kind to me Ahmed, please! - The Sheik

I did not have the courage to face the stranger. Oh, be kind...

If I had arrived a moment later,
you would have been
picked up by that caravan
and carried away from me. - The Sheik

If I had arrived a moment later, you would have been picked ...

At dinner St. Hubert reveals himself
as a chivalrous gentleman of tact. - The Sheik

At dinner St. Hubert reveals himself as a chivalrous gentlem...

If you will permit me,
I should like to retire, sir! - The Sheik

If you will permit me, I should like to retire, sir!

My presence here!
The humiliation of meeting
a man from her own world! - The Sheik

My presence here! The humiliation of meeting a man from her ...

Desert days bring to the captive
and the novelist a closer understanding. - The Sheik

Desert days bring to the captive and the novelist a closer u...

Does there really exit such a
man as you have drawn.
As tender and faithful as your hero? - The Sheik

Does there really exit such a man as you have drawn. As tend...

I do know such a man.
One who could develop into
such a character. - The Sheik

I do know such a man. One who could develop into such a char...

The men in my life have not known the meaning of tenderness Have thought only of themselves - The Sheik

The men in my life have not known the meaning of tenderness...

Unfortunately, beautiful women
provoke in some men
all that is base in their characters. - The Sheik

Unfortunately, beautiful women provoke in some men all that ...

Excuse me. My ideals cannot
possibly interest you. - The Sheik

Excuse me. My ideals cannot possibly interest you.

If you will honor me with your
friendship, my life is at your service. - The Sheik

If you will honor me with your friendship, my life is at you...

Come quickly, doctor!
There been an accident! - The Sheik

Come quickly, doctor! There been an accident!

One of the men.
A gun exploded in his hand. - The Sheik

One of the men. A gun exploded in his hand.

In the harem of
Omair, the bandit. - The Sheik

In the harem of Omair, the bandit.

The white woman of Ahmed Ben Hassan Bring me word of her Learn if she is guarded well - The Sheik

The white woman of Ahmed Ben Hassan Bring me word of her...

I cannot ride today.
Gaston will accompany you.
You won't run away again? - The Sheik

I cannot ride today. Gaston will accompany you. You won'...

I want you to carry this always.
The spies of Omair are
still in the neighborhood. - The Sheik

I want you to carry this always. The spies of Omair are stil...

You have not changed your
mind about Mademoiselle? - The Sheik

You have not changed your mind about Mademoiselle?

Eventide, when the vast undulating
sand dunes throw their shadows. - The Sheik

Eventide, when the vast undulating sand dunes throw their sh...

One more reason for restoring
Mademoiselle to her people.
Let take her with me when
I return to Biskra. - The Sheik

One more reason for restoring Mademoiselle to her people. Le...

How I have made her suffer!
Merciful Allah, why does it
give me so little pleasure? - The Sheik

How I have made her suffer! Merciful Allah, why does it give...

Ahmed I love you - The Sheik

Ahmed I love you

You are right. I cannot see her again.
Take her safely to Biskra.
Bid her goodbye for me. Then, my friend,
return to me in my loneliness. - The Sheik

You are right. I cannot see her again. Take her safely to Bi...

The stronghold of
the barbarous Omair. - The Sheik

The stronghold of the barbarous Omair.

Nightfall on the oasis.
Where the tribal clans gather.
At the call of their chiftain. - The Sheik

Nightfall on the oasis. Where the tribal clans gather. At th...

I have sent for reinforcements.
When they arrive let them follow. - The Sheik

I have sent for reinforcements. When they arrive let them fo...

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A charming Arabian sheik becomes infatuated with an adventurous, modern-thinking Englishwoman and abducts her to his home in the Saharan desert.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: George Melford

Writer: Edith Maude Hull, Monte M. Katterjohn

Production: Paramount Pictures,Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Genre: adventure, drama, romance

Year: 1921

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

BoxOffice: $3,270,000

Released: 20 Nov 1921

Awards: 1 win

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