She's a Sheik
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She's a Sheik is a 1927 silent film comedy adventure produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures and starring Bebe Daniels
. This film is possibly lost
. However near the end of Bebe Daniels's life in 1971, the National Film Theatre, London, honored her with a screening of this film but it is unclear what has happened to the print since her death.
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Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent movie era as a child actress, became a star in musicals like 42nd Street, and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain...
. This film is possibly lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
. However near the end of Bebe Daniels's life in 1971, the National Film Theatre, London, honored her with a screening of this film but it is unclear what has happened to the print since her death.
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Rudolph Valentino was an Italian actor, and early pop icon. A sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino was known as the "Latin Lover". He starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle and Son of the Sheik...
'sheik' films with the exception that a woman, played by Bebe Daniels, is the protagonist
Cast
- Bebe Daniels - Zaida
- Richard ArlenRichard Arlen-Biography:Born Sylvanus Richard Van Mattimore in St. Paul, Minnesota, he attended the University of Pennsylvania. He served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. His first job after the war was with St. Paul's Athletic Club...
- Captain Colton - William PowellWilliam PowellWilliam Horatio Powell was an American actor.A major star at MGM, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the popular Thin Man series in which Powell and Loy played Nick and Nora Charles...
- Kada - Josephine DunnJosephine DunnJosephine Dunn was an early American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s.Born in New York City, Dunn began her career in Hollywood with a small role alongside Thelma Todd in the 1926 film Fascinating Youth. Dunn became associated with what would become known as the "Algonquin Round Table", which...
- Wanda Fowler - James Bradbury JrJames Bradbury JrJames Bradbury Jr was an American character actor in supporting roles in films of the 1920s and 1930s.The son of veteran character actor James Bradbury , New York born Bradbury, Jr. began his career on stage as a child in Madame Butterfly...
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- Paul McAllisterPaul McAllisterPaul McAllister , was an American film actor. He appeared in 37 films between 1913 and 1940.He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Santa Monica, California.-Selected filmography:* Forever...
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