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  1. Aug 18, 2022 · One of the great sensations of the early 1920s screen, The Sheik (1921) is the kind of silent film that’s almost too easy to mock: it’s melodramatic, it’s cheesy, it’s based on a florid romance novel, and it features plenty of that exaggerated acting people always think was common back then (there was plenty of naturalistic acting, I promise…!).

  2. Mar 15, 2012 · The Sheik is best remembered as the movie that rocketed Rudolph Valentino to superstardom. Based on an infamous 1919 potboiler by E.M. Hull, The Sheik was the precursor to the modern romance novel. Paramount acquired the rights but knew that the material would have to be handled carefully if it was to pass censor boards.

  3. 40 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 7/10. The Desert King. lugonian 30 May 2011. THE SHEIK (Paramount, 1921), directed by George Melford, taken from the source material of Edith Maude Hull's daring novel, stars silent screen legend Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) in one of his most acclaimed performances.

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  5. Paris-educated Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan (Rudolph Valentino) provides brides for wealthy Arabs. The high-spirited Lady Diana Mayo (Agnes Ayres), learning that the sheik will be in the city of...

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  6. The Sheik is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky, directed by George Melford, starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres, and featuring Adolphe Menjou. It was based on the bestselling 1919 romance novel of the same name by Edith Maude Hull and was adapted for the screen by Monte M. Katterjohn .

  7. The Sheik: Directed by George Melford. With Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, Ruth Miller, George Waggner. A charming Arabian sheik becomes infatuated with an adventurous, modern-thinking Englishwoman and abducts her to his home in the Saharan desert.

  8. Nov 1, 2021 · The Sheik is certainly problematic from a 2021 perspective. Basing your love story on kidnapping and potential rape isn’t as romantic as it used to be. Stereotyping Middle Eastern culture as being completely backward and full of raping murderers is passe.

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