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The Arab

The Arab

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 14, 1915

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Adventure, Drama

Original Title

The Arab

Production Companies

Jesse L. Lasky Productions, Paramount Pictures

Director

Cecil B. DeMille

Description

An old sheik 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 a Christian missionary Mary Hilbert. Jamil takes it from her but then, after falling in loves, save her and her father. When his father dies, Jamil must relinquish Mary to become the new sheik.