The Sheik
United States
1921
80 Min
Black and White
1.33:1
Silent, English
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In the Sahara, the heiress Diana Mayo rejects the courtship of a sheik, and is then saved by Omair, an outlaw of the desert.
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Erik Gregersen
25Dec11
Cheesy and racist. That Valentino's maniacal leers and bug-eyed expressions were seen as the last word in sexiness suggests that 1921 American men were a pathetic bunch and that the women were sozzled on bathtub gin.
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