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The White Sheik |
The White Sheik - 1927 | 95mins | Adventure | B&WThe Production TeamDirector: Harley Knoles. Script: Mary Murillo and Violet E. Powell. (from the Rosita Forbes novel King's Mate) Cinematography: Rene Guissart. |
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The CastLillian Hall-Davis - Rosemary Tregarthen Jameson Thomas - Westwyn Warwick Ward - Martengo Clifford McLaglen - Manheebe Gibb McLaughlin - Jock |
Plot SynopsisThe White Sheik was adapted from King's Mate, a novel by author-explorer
Rosita Forbes. Wandering into the Arabian foothills, English girl Rosemary
Tregarthen (Lillian Hall-Davis) is kidnapped by the Riffs. She is brought
before the tribal leader, the mysterious White Sheik (Jameson Thomas).
Though he means her no harm, the Sheik cannot permit Rosemary to leave,
lest she reveal the Riffs' hiding place. The villain of the piece, the
Sheik's rival Menhebbe (Clifford McLaglen), offers to help her escape
- but at the price of her virtue. Rescued from Menhebbe's clutches by
the White Sheik, Rosemary instantly falls in love with her saviour,
and later proves her devotion by saving his life. This bit of Valentinoesque
exotica was the first-ever production from British International Pictures. |
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