''The Sheik Steps Out'' is a 1937 American
musical film directed by
Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel (June 24, 1891 – July 13, 1954) was an American actor and film director, who won acclaim both as an actor and director in his Hollywood career.
Career
Pichel was born to a Jewish family in Pittsburgh. He attended Pittsburgh Cent ...
and written by
Adele Buffington
Adele Buffington (born Adele Burgdorfer, and sometimes billed as Jess Bowers) was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound film eras of Hollywood.
Early life
Adele was born in St. Louis to Adolph Burgdorfer and Mary Elizabeth Frederick, ...
and
Gordon Kahn. The film stars
Ramon Novarro
José Ramón Gil Samaniego (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), known professionally as Ramon Novarro, was a Mexican-American actor. He began his career in silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box ...
,
Lola Lane,
Gene Lockhart
Edwin Eugene Lockhart (July 18, 1891 – March 31, 1957)["Gene Lockhart"](_blank)
''The ...
,
Kathleen Burke
Kathleen B. Burke (September 5, 1913 – April 9, 1980) was an American movie actress of the 1930s and former model.
Early years
Born in Hammond, Indiana, in 1913, Burke was a graduate of Hammond High School. She moved with her parents t ...
,
Stanley Fields and
Billy Bevan. The film was released on September 6, 1937, by
Republic Pictures.
Plot
Cast
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Ramon Novarro
José Ramón Gil Samaniego (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), known professionally as Ramon Novarro, was a Mexican-American actor. He began his career in silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box ...
as Ahmed Ben Nesib
*
Lola Lane as Phyllis 'Flip' Murdock
*
Gene Lockhart
Edwin Eugene Lockhart (July 18, 1891 – March 31, 1957)["Gene Lockhart"](_blank)
''The ...
as Samuel P. Murdock
*
Kathleen Burke
Kathleen B. Burke (September 5, 1913 – April 9, 1980) was an American movie actress of the 1930s and former model.
Early years
Born in Hammond, Indiana, in 1913, Burke was a graduate of Hammond High School. She moved with her parents t ...
as Gloria Parker
*
Stanley Fields as Abu Saal
*
Billy Bevan as Munson
*Charlotte Treadway as Polly Parker
*
Robert Coote
Robert Coote (4 February 1909 – 26 November 1982) was an English actor. He played aristocrats or British military types in many films, and created the role of Colonel Hugh Pickering in the long-running original Broadway production of ''My Fai ...
as Lord Eustace Byington
*
Leonid Kinskey
Leonid Kinskey (1893/1894 – September 8, 1998) was a Russian-born American film and television actor, best known for his role as "Sascha" in the film ''Casablanca'' (1942). His last name was sometimes spelled Kinsky.
Life and career
Kinskey ...
as Allusi Ali
*
Georges Renavent
Georges Renavent (born Georges DeChaux, April 23, 1892 – January 2, 1969) was a French-American actor in film, Broadway plays and operator of American Grand Guignol. He was born in Paris, France. In 1914, he immigrated to the United Stat ...
as Count Mario
*Jamiel Hasson as Kisub
*
C. Montague Shaw as Dr. Peabody - Minister
*George Sorel as Lt. Bordeaux
References
External links
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1937 films
American musical films
1937 musical films
Republic Pictures films
Films directed by Irving Pichel
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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