The Desert Sheik | |
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Directed by | Tom Terriss |
Written by | Arthur Hoerl Alicia Ramsey |
Based on | The Tragedy of the Korosko by Arthur Conan Doyle |
Produced by | A.C. Bromhead |
Starring | Wanda Hawley Nigel Barrie Pedro de Cordoba |
Edited by | Arthur Hoerl |
Production companies | A.C. Bromhead Productions Truart Film Corporation |
Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Desert Sheik is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Wanda Hawley, Nigel Barrie and Pedro de Cordoba. [1] British star Stewart Rome also appears in a supporting role. The story is inspired by the 1898 novel The Tragedy of the Korosko by Arthur Conan Doyle.
An American woman in Egypt falls in love with a major in the British Army. While on a trip through the desert they are attacked by Bedouins, and the woman is captured. British troops stage a rescue mission.