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The Arab

The Arab

1915Movie⏱️ 50m
AdventureDrama
⭐ 5.2
IMDB Rating
57 votes

An old sheikh punishes his son Jamil for robbing a caravan by giving his horse to the wronged merchant. The horse is sold to a Turkish general, then given to Christian missionary Mary Hilbert. Jamil takes it from her but then, aft...

Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Writers
Cecil B. DeMille, Edgar Selwyn
Stars
Edgar Selwyn, Horace B. Carpenter, Milton Brown
Release Date
June 14, 1915
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Edgar Selwyn
Edgar Selwyn
as Jamil
Horace B. Carpenter
Horace B. Carpenter
as The Sheik
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Milton Brown
as Abdullah
William Elmer
William Elmer
as Meshur
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Sydney Deane
as Dr. Hilbert
Gertrude Robinson
Gertrude Robinson
as Mary Hilbert
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J. Parks Jones
as Ibrahim
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Roberts
as Turkish Governor
Raymond Hatton
Raymond Hatton
as Mysterious Messenger
Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb
as American Tourist

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company

🏷️ Keywords

based on play

🎯 Categories

AdventureDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Cecil B. DeMille and the Play
by Single-Black-Male β€’ 2003-11-17

"The 34 year old Cecil B. DeMille enlisted the services of Edgar Selwyn to adapt his play for the screen. DeMille (wearing his producers hat) had an eye for popular culture and understood what would sell and what audiences were looking for. Not a good film in my opinion, but nevertheless, it provided DeMille with commercial value...."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

According to the Cecil B. DeMille Society, this is a lost film.

πŸ“– Synopsis

An old sheikh punishes his son Jamil for robbing a caravan by giving his horse to the wronged merchant. The horse is sold to a Turkish general, then given to Christian missionary Mary Hilbert. Jamil takes it from her but then, aft...