The Desert Sheik

The Desert Sheik
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
Release date	July 21, 1924 (1924-07-21)
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. 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.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

• Wanda Hawley as Corinne Adams
• Nigel Barrie as Major Egerton
• Pedro de Cordoba as Prince Ibrahim
• Edith Craig as Miss Adams
• Arthur M. Cullin as Sir Charles Roden
• Stewart Rome as Reverend Roden
• Douglas Munro as Mansoor
• Percy Standing as Stephen Belmont
• Cyril Smith as Lord Howard Cecil
• Hamed El Gabrey as Emir - Desert Sheik

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Desert Sheik at IMDb