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The White Sheik (1928)

The White Sheik poster
Directed by
Harley Knoles
Genre
adventure film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent adventure film about a British woman who gets involved with a mysterious Arab leader. It follows her journey through danger and romance in a foreign land.

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What happens

The White Sheik, also known as King's Mate, is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Jameson Thomas and Warwick Ward. It was based on the novel King's Mate by Rosita Forbes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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