The Son of the Sheik

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

Sep 5 1926 Passed 1h 8m
Adventure, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

Men and women, fathers and children. 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. Among the cutthroats is Ghobah, a villainous Moor to whom Yasmin is promised. In ruins near Touggourt, the city where Yasmin dances, 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. Will Ahmed believe that Yasmin set him up for capture? Even if true love finds a way through webs of deceit, what will the vigorous and imposing sheik say about his son consorting with a dancing girl?

Written by

Edith Maude Hull, Frances Marion, Frédérique De Grésac

Directed by

George Fitzmaurice

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, Feature Productions

Languages

Français, English

Awards

3 wins

Scores
# of Votes
2,190
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA