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The White Sheik (1928 Film)
''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. It was based on the novel '' King's Mate'' by Rosita Forbes. Synopsis While 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 * 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 For its December 1929 New York City premiere at the Little Carnegie Playhouse it was accompanied by the Hal Roach Studios comedy ''Feed ’em and Weep'' and the Universum Film AG documentary short ''Strange Prayers''. Reception The ''New York Times' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harley Knoles
Harry Knoles (1880-1936) was a British film director of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Greater Will'' (1915) * ''The Master Hand'' (1915) * ''Bought and Paid For (1916 film), Bought and Paid For'' (1916) * ''His Brother's Wife (1916 film), His Brother's Wife'' (1916) * ''The Devil's Toy'' (1916) * ''The Volunteer (1917 film), The Volunteer'' (1917) * ''The Stolen Paradise'' (1917) * ''The Price of Pride'' (1917) *''Adventures of Carol'' (1917) * ''The Little Duchess'' (1917) * ''A Square Deal'' (1917) * ''The Burglar (1917 film), The Burglar'' (1917) * ''Souls Adrift'' (1917) *''The Page Mystery'' (1917) * ''The Social Leper'' (1917) * ''Bolshevism on Trial'' (1919) * ''Guilty of Love (film), Guilty of Love'' (1920) * ''Half an Hour'' (1920) * ''A Romantic Adventuress'' (1920) * ''The Great Shadow (film), The Great Shadow'' (1920) * ''Carnival (1921 film), Carnival'' (1921) * ''The Bohemian Girl (1922 film), The Bohemian Girl'' (1922) * ''Lew Tyler's Wives'' (1926) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |