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The Sheik (1921)

Name: The Sheik
Genre: Action & Adventure
Released: 1921
Duration: 1 h 26 min

192186 minAction & Adventure✓ Verified rightsSilent · CC0 piano score★ Prime-time headliner

The Sheik (1921) is an 86-minute action-adventure film that airs free on Starlite TV's Silent Pictures (CH 12) channel. It is a silent film, presented with a public-domain (CC0) piano score. It is in the U.S. public domain.

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Synopsis

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.

In the North Africa town of Biskra, headstrong Lady Diana Mayo refuses a marriage proposal because she believes it would be the end of her independence. Against her brother's wishes, she is planning a month-long trip into the desert, escorted only by natives. When Diana goes to the local casino, she is informed it has been appropriated for the evening by an important sheik, and that none but Arabs may enter. Annoyed at being told what she cannot do, and her curiosity piqued, Diana borrows an Arab dancer's costume and sneaks in. Inside, she finds men gambling for new wives.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article The Sheik (film) (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

About The Sheik (1921)

Quick facts

Year: 1921
Runtime: 86 minutes
Type: Film · Action & Adventure
Credits (Internet Archive record): George Waggner, Rudolph Valentino, Ruth Miller, George Melford, Agnes Ayres, Edith Maude Hull
Sound: Silent film with a CC0 piano score

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Silent Pictures - CH 12, Silent Film TV

Rights & source

Basis: Published before 1931 - U.S. copyright term expired
Evidence: First published 1921 (before 1931): US copyright term has expired.
Music: Silent copy with no audio track; CC0 piano bed is played.
Underlying rights: Rudolph Valentino silent (Paramount).
Source: Internet Archive

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