The Sheik was a 1921 silent movie produced by Paramount, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres and Adolphe Menjou. It was based on the bestselling romance novel The Sheik by Edith Maude Hull. 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor. ... Agnes Ayres (April 4, 1898 - December 25, 1940) was a silent film star in the 1920s. ... February 18, 1890 - October 29, 1963 Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. ... Romance or romantic can refer to several things. ...

Lady Diana Mayo (Agnes Ayres), part of the British ex-patriate community in Algiers, loathes the idea of marriage because she believes it means the end of independence for women. On the very first day of a month long excursion into the desert she is kidnapped by Ahmed Ben Hassan, (Rudolph Valentino) a wealthy and powerful sheik who takes her to his camp to act as his bride. (In the novel Diana is raped by Sheik Ahmed; however the movie equivocates somewhat on this plot point.) Initially resentful and resistant, Diana eventually is captivated by the charismatic Ahmed Ben Hassan, who in turn comes to regret his treatment of her, particularly after being reprimanded by a friend from his university days, the French author Raoul St. Hubert (Adolphe Menjou). He decides to free Diana, but before he could do so, she was kidnapped by a rival sheik. Diana is saved by Sheik Ahmed during a dramatic rescue, who is seriously injured as a result. Diana nurses him back to health and learns from St. Hubert that Ahmed is actually European, with an English father and a Moorish mother. Ahmed recovers and Diana happily chooses to remain with him. Image File history File links Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres in The Sheik. ... Agnes Ayres (April 4, 1898 - December 25, 1940) was a silent film star in the 1920s. ... Algiers Algiers (French Alger, Arabic الجزائر El-Jezair, i. ... Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals (termed spouses -- a male spouse is a husband and a female spouse, a wife) that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ... A dune in the Egyptian desert Desert in California In geography, a desert is a landscape form or region that receives little precipitation, less than 200 mm per year. ... Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor. ... Sheik can refer to. ... Charisma is also a horse that won several gold medals in the sport of eventing. ... February 18, 1890 - October 29, 1963 Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. ... This article is about the continent. ... ... For the terrain type, see: Heath (habitat). ...

Critical response was mixed; however, The Sheik proved extremely popular with female movie goers and helped established Valentino as the top male movie star and sex symbol of the day. It was followed by a 1926 sequel, entitled The Son of the Sheik. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Poster for The Son of the Sheik. The Son of the Sheik was a 1926 silent movie directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky. ...

The Sheik was parodied in 1922 by Mack Sennett in The Shriek of Araby, starring Ben Turpin. In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Michael (or Micheal) Sinnott (January 17, 1880 - November 5, 1960), better known as Mack Sennett, was an innovator of slapstick comedy in film. ... Ben Turpin (c. ...