It took five years before this sequel was made, and you know what - I think it is better than the first one. Rudolph Valentino returns, this time as the son of "Sheik Ahmed" - handily also called "Ahmed" - who falls in love with the delightful dancing girl "Yasmin" (Vilma Bánky). All is not quite as it seems, however, as "Yasmin" is up to her neck with her father's gang of charlatans - not least with Montague Love…
The Son of the Sheik (1926)
"An eye for an eye-a hate for a hate-that my girl, is the law of the tribe."
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.
Top Cast
Rudolph Valentino
Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Vilma Banky
Yasmin, André's Daughter
George Fawcett
André Romez
Montagu Love
Ghabah
Agnes Ayres
Diana - Wife of the Sheik
Karl Dane
Ramadan
Bull Montana
Mountebank
Bynunsky Hyman
Mountebank (as Binunsky Hyman)
Earl Gordon Bostwick
Bit Part
Erwin Connelly
The Zouve
William Donovan
S'rir
Charles Requa
Pierre - Ahmed's Friend
Harry Blassingame
One of Sheik's Men
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What is The Son of the Sheik about?
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.
When was The Son of the Sheik released?
The Son of the Sheik was released in 1926.
What genres does The Son of the Sheik belong to?
The Son of the Sheik is categorised as Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance.
Who stars in The Son of the Sheik?
The cast of The Son of the Sheik includes Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky, George Fawcett, Montagu Love, Agnes Ayres.