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.

The Desert Sheik
Directed byTom Terriss
Written byArthur Hoerl
Alicia Ramsey
Based onThe Tragedy of the Korosko
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced byA.C. Bromhead
StarringWanda Hawley
Nigel Barrie
Pedro de Cordoba
Edited byArthur Hoerl
Production
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A.C. Bromhead Productions
Truart Film Corporation
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • July 21, 1924 (1924-07-21)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Synopsis

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ Munden p.180

Bibliography

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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