The White Sheik, also known as King's Mate, is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Jameson Thomas and Warwick Ward.[1] It was based on the novel King's Mate by Rosita Forbes.
| The White Sheik | |
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| Directed by | Harley Knoles |
| Written by | Violet E. Powell Mary Murillo |
| Based on | King's Mate by Rosita Forbes |
| Starring | Lillian Hall-Davis Warwick Ward Jameson Thomas Julie Suedo |
| Cinematography | René Guissart |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editWhile spending the winter in the Moroccan city of Fez young Englishwoman Rosemary encounters a vile man Martengo who tries to force his attentions on her. Escaping to the desert she becomes lost and is rescued by a mysterious Englishman known as the White Sheik.
Cast
edit- Lillian Hall-Davis as Rosemary Tregarthen
- Jameson Thomas as Westwyn
- Warwick Ward as Martengo
- Clifford McLaglen as Manheebe
- Gibb McLaughlin as Jock
- Forrester Harvey as Pat
- Julie Suedo as Zarita
Release
editFor its December 1929 New York City premiere at the Little Carnegie Playhouse[2] it was accompanied by the Hal Roach Studios comedy Feed ’em and Weep[3] and the Universum Film AG documentary short Strange Prayers.[4]
Reception
editThe New York Times reviewer Mordaunt Hall called the film "amateurish" and "boring", with characters he thought "as silly a lot as have ever darted to and fro on the screen."[2]
References
edit- ^ "The White Sheik". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ a b Hall, Mordaunt (9 December 1928). "A Sorry Business". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Feed ’em and Weep at IMDb
- ^ Strange Prayers at IMDb
External links
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