The Arab (1915)
- Directed by
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Genre
- silent film, adventure film, independent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man from a Middle Eastern background gets involved with a romance in an adventure story. The film is based on a stage play and features the same actor who performed in the original Broadway production. It was later remade by another studio.
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What happens
The Arab is a 1915 American silent adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Edgar Selwyn wrote and starred in the Broadway play version of the story in 1911, and this film is based on that play. Selwyn reprises his role from his play. This film was refilmed by Metro Pictures in 1924 as The Arab. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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