The Son of the Sheik

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

1926 1h 9m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 34

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Rudolph Valentino
Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Vilma Banky
Yasmin, André's Daughter
George Fawcett
André Romez
Montagu Love
Ghabah
Agnes Ayres
Diana - Wife of the Sheik
Karl Dane
Ramadan
Bull Montana
Mountebank
Bynunsky Hyman
Mountebank (as Binunsky Hyman)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Fitzmaurice
Writers: Frances Marion, Fred De Gresac
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Sheik Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Fitzmaurice, shot by George Barnes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky and George Fawcett carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0017416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Fitzmaurice directs. George Barnes behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Sheik Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by George Fitzmaurice, shot by George Barnes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky and George Fawcett carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: ""An eye for an eye-a hate for a hate-that my girl, is the law of the tribe."".
8IMDB entry: tt0017416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: George Barnes
Runtime: 69 min · 1h 9m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Son of the Sheik (1926)

Part of

The Sheik Collection

The successful series of films starring Rudolph Valentino.

Also by

George Fitzmaurice

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-06-06
★ 6/10
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. Fortunately, he escapes (phew!), taking his now well and try loathed girl with him. Can he ever be convinced that she didn't betray him and restore his confidence and their love? Just as with it's forbear, this is a great looking piece of cinema. The sparing appearances of Agnes Ayres (his mother) help to ensure the narrative continues smoothly and this has altogether more pace and adventure to keep the hour or so from getting too bogged down in the rather formulaic plot. There is clearly some chemistry between the two, Valentino seems more invested in this than with his 1921 character - and that engages the audience more. You feel that he really has some skin in the game and though we wouldn't know it at the time, this serves as a fitting cinematic epitaph - following the excellent "Eagle" (1926) - as his last film before his untimely death.

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