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The Sheik

United States

1921

80 Min
Black and White
1.33:1
Silent, English
No Subtitles
Audio in Silent
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DIR George Melford

SCR Edith Hull, Monte M. Katterjohn

DP William Marshall

CAST Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, Adolphe Menjou, Walter Long, Loretta Young

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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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Aimee

5Feb11

My favorite line from this movie: "He has such large hands for an Arab" :P

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Anastasia

20Apr10

So glad more silents are appearing on this site.

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