Q7549559 (1926)

film

Sheikhs
Q7549559film · 1926

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Sheikhs
  • The film opens on a mock desert melodrama, a robed sheik looming over a helpless woman, then pulls back to reveal the neighbor couple rehearsing their dance act. The Valentino-era sheik is invoked as instant shorthand for torrid, disreputable sensuality.
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