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The Son of the Sheik

The Son of the Sheik

6,1 /10 (34 Votes)
1926 EN 69 min

Overview

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.

Release date

05/09/1926

Votes

34

Popularity

0.8

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

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

69 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-06-06

⭐ 6

It took five years before this sequel was made, and you know what - I think it is better than the first one. Rudolph Valentino returns, this time as the son of "Sheik Ahmed" - handily also called "Ahmed" - who falls in love with the delightful dancing girl "Yasmin" (Vilma Bánky). All is not quite as it seems, however, as "Yasmin" is up to her neck with her father's gang of charlatans - not least with Montague Love ("Ghabah"), who has his eyes on this particular prize. When the two rendezvous for a clandestine meeting, the gang abduct the young man, beating him before hoping to ransom him. Fort…

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