The sheik (DVD) / Jesse L. Lasky presents George Melford's production ; adaptation by Monte Katterjohn ; a Paramount picture ; directed by George Melford.
Publisher:
Kino Classics,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1921. Based on the novel by Edith M. Hull. Includes a musical accompaniment composed and performed by Ben Model. Full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio). Extras: commentary soundtrack by historian Gaylyn Studlar ; archival footage taken at Rudolph Valentino;s funeral ; original theatrical trailer for the 1922 film Blood and sand. Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, [Patsy Ruth Miller, George Waggner, Frank Butler, Charles Brinley].
Summary:
A charming Arabian sheik becomes infatuated with an adventurous, modern-thinking Englishwoman and abducts her to his home in the Saharan desert.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.