The Desert Sheik (1924)
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Corinne Adams, a young American girl touring Egypt, meets a British soldier, Maj. Egerton, in Cairo, and they fall in love. She doesn't know that the major is suffering from a terminal illness. They and some friends take a trip into the desert and are attacked by a Bedouin tribe. The women are captured and the major is knocked out and left for dead. Can British troops arrive in time to save the women from a fate worse than death?
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Wanda HawleyCorinne Adams
Nigel BarrieMaj. Egerton
Pedro de CordobaPrince Ibrahim
Edith CraigMiss Adams
Stewart RomeRev. Roden
Douglas MunroMansoor
Cyril SmithLord Howard CecilArthur M. CullinSir Charles RodenPercy StandingStephen BelmontHamed El GabreyEmir - Desert SheikMovie DNA
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What is The Desert Sheik about?
Corinne Adams, a young American girl touring Egypt, meets a British soldier, Maj. Egerton, in Cairo, and they fall in love. She doesn't know that the major is suffering from a terminal illness. They and some friends take a trip into the desert and are attacked by a Bedouin tribe. The women are captured and the major is knocked out and left for dead. Can British troops arrive in time to save the women from a fate worse than death?
How long is The Desert Sheik?
The Desert Sheik has a runtime of 60 minutes.