''She's a Sheik'' is a 1927 American silent comedy adventure film produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures and starring

Bebe Daniels Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such ...

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print of the film was rediscovered in 2017 by

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.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''She's a Sheik''

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Retrieved November 18, 2022.

Story

Likable sendup comedy uses many of the elements and pokes fun at the Valentino 'sheik' films with the exception that a woman, played by ''Bebe Daniels'', is the protagonist.

Cast

as Zaida *

Richard Arlen Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore, September 1, 1899 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor of film and television. Biography Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Arlen attended the University of Pennsylvania. He served in Canada as a ...

as Captain Colton *

William Powell William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the ''The Thin Man (film), Thin Man'' series based on the Nick and Nora Cha ...

as Kada *

Josephine Dunn Mary Josephine Dunn (May 1, 1906 – February 3, 1983) was an American stage and film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Early years Dunn was born in New York City and educated at Holy Cross convent school. Career At age 14 and a 5'5" tall bl ...

as Wanda Fowler *

James Bradbury Jr James Bradbury Jr. (October 5, 1894 – January 21, 1936) was an American character actor in supporting roles in films of the 1920s and 1930s. Biography The son of veteran character actor James Bradbury (1857–1940), New York-born Bradbury J ...

as Jerry *

Billy Franey William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 – December 6, 1940) was an American film actor. Born in Chicago in 1889, Franey appeared in more than 400 films between 1914 and 1941, mostly playing comedic roles. He was an actor of disheveled appea ...

as Joe *

Paul McAllister Paul McAllister (June 30, 1875 – July 8, 1955), was an American film actor. He appeared in 37 films between 1913 and 1940. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spa ...

as Sheik Yusif ben Hamad *Al Fremont as The major

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Bebe Daniels probably in dress for ''She's A Sheik''
at silenthollywood.com 1927 films American silent feature films Films directed by Clarence G. Badger Lost American films 1927 lost films Famous Players-Lasky films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s adventure comedy films American adventure comedy films Lost adventure comedy films 1927 comedy films 1920s American films Silent American comedy films Silent adventure comedy films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-US-film-stub