The Desert Sheik
1924 film directed by Tom Terriss
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The Desert Sheik is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Wanda Hawley, Nigel Barrie and Pedro de Cordoba.[1] British star Stewart Rome also appears in a supporting role. The story is inspired by the 1898 novel The Tragedy of the Korosko by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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| Directed by | Tom Terriss |
| Written by | Arthur Hoerl Alicia Ramsey |
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| Produced by | A.C. Bromhead |
| Starring | Wanda Hawley Nigel Barrie Pedro de Cordoba |
| Edited by | Arthur Hoerl |
Production companies | A.C. Bromhead Productions Truart Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Synopsis
An American woman in Egypt falls in love with a major in the British Army. While on a trip through the desert they are attacked by Bedouins, and the woman is captured. British troops stage a rescue mission.
Cast
- Wanda Hawley as Corinne Adams
- Nigel Barrie as Major Egerton
- Pedro de Cordoba as Prince Ibrahim
- Edith Craig as Miss Adams
- Arthur M. Cullin as Sir Charles Roden
- Stewart Rome as Reverend Roden
- Douglas Munro as Mansoor
- Percy Standing as Stephen Belmont
- Cyril Smith as Lord Howard Cecil
- Hamed El Gabrey as Emir - Desert Sheik
