Directed by:
George FitzmauriceScreenplay:
Frances MarionCinematography:
George BarnesCast:
Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, George Fawcett, Montagu Love, Karl Dane, Bull Montana, Agnes AyresPlots(1)
In this visually intoxicating sequel to Valentino's career-defining film The Sheik, the silent screen's greatest lover portrays a cultured yet untamed young man who is lured into a thieves trap by a beautiful dancer, Yasmin (Vilma Banky). After escaping, he kidnaps the damsel and holds her captive in his desert lair, dressing her in Arabian finery and threatening to unleash his violent passion upon her. Exotic romance saturates every frame of this Orientalist epic; its sadomasochistic fantasies are acted out against the lavish set design of William Cameron Menzies and lushly photographed by George Barnes. (Eureka Entertainment)
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Rudolph Valentino and his alter ergo Sheik, or his son Ahmed. With this film, you just have to let yourself be carried away by the exotic and silent thrilling romance with the submissive Vilma Bánky, alias Yasmin, and you will feel as good as I do every time you watch it. Valentino couldn't have asked for a better farewell film. If I were ever to define the true essence of a film, this is it. A perfect oriental tale from the golden age of Hollywood cinema. An adventure story full of suppressed passions and true human values. There’s fun, suspense, emotion, and action. Awareness of one's own fetish and unintentional repressed vision of the world according to Freud. All of this offers an unforgettable experience.
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