Barbary Sheep (1917)

Directed by

Maurice Tourneur

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British novel is adapted into a silent movie about an Englishman's experiences in North Africa. The story involves a love triangle and cultural differences between the characters.

quietdatedploddingdramaticstarchymelodramaticold-fashioned

What happens

Barbary Sheep is a 1917 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Maurice Tourneur and stars Elsie Ferguson in her motion picture debut. This picture is said to have George M. Cohan in his film debut as well. It is an adaptation of the 1907 novel Barbary Sheep by British writer Robert Hichens. It was thought to be a lost film until an 8-minute clip or fragment was found in the Gosfilmfond archive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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