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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. Among the cutthroats is Ghobah, a villainous Moor to whom Yasmin is promised. In ruins near Touggourt, the city where Yasmin dances, she and Ahmed meet secretly until one night when her father and the gang ...
The Son of the Sheik was designed to revive Valentino's flagging career. In the sequel, Young Ahmed (Valentino) falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl (Vilma Banky), but he is captured and tortured by bandits. Believing Yasmin to be responsible, he escapes and plans his own form of revenge, although true love, of course, finally prevails. In New York for the premiere of
13 de jul. de 2014 · "The Sheik" made Rudolph Valentino a star, and "Son of the Sheik" was a multi-million dollar success. That concept of "romantic love" is difficult to understand today. Like most Anglo-Saxon authors in that time frame, Hull also believed that to be European was to be a notch above any other race, and her philosophy is reflected throughout this story.
30 de ene. de 2020 · Although made in 1926, The Son of the Sheik holds up astoundingly today. It is visually breathtaking and features a brilliant musical score by Carl Davis, which really enhances the storytelling. Both leads, Valentino and Banky, bring real emotion to their roles. Neither the acting nor the execution of the film as a whole are remotely stagey.
E.M. Hull. 3.50. 149 ratings14 reviews. Continues the story begun in The Sheik with the next generation, the twin sons of Ahmed ben Hassan and Lady Diana Mayo. Genres Romance Historical Fiction Historical Classics Fiction. 364 pages, Hardcover. First published January 1, 1925. Book details & editions.
Ahmed (Rodolfo Valentino), hijo del caíd (también Valentino), se enamora de una bailarina llamada Yasmin (Vilma Banky), hija de un bandido de nombre André (George Fawcett). Cuando la troupe circense con la que trabaja Yasmin, atrapa y tortura a Ahmed, este último, tras ser liberado, busca venganza. Crítica. Rodolfo Valentino falleció poco ...
One of the most popular films from the silent era, director George Fitzmaurice s The Son of the Sheik stars Rudolph Valentino who gives perhaps the finest performance of his career. Unfortunately, it would be his last, he died suddenly at the age of 31, just days before the film s release.
