The Shriek of Araby
Brief Synopsis
An employee in a theater showing Valentino's "The Shiek" daydreams about himself playing Valentino's role.
Cast & Crew
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F. Richard Jones
Director
Ben Turpin
A bill poster
Kathryn Mcguire
The girl
George Cooper
Presto, The Magician
Charles Stevenson
Luke Hassen
Ray Grey
The Arab Prince
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Silent
Release Date
Mar
5,
1923
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Mack Sennett Productions
Distribution Company
Allied Producers and Distributors
Country
United States
Synopsis
Because he is too handsome, the ballyhoo (Ray Grey) for The Sheik loses his job to a bill poster (Ben Turpin). Ben dozes while riding his horse and dreams of desert adventures in which the former ballyhoo is an Arab prince who goes on a vacation and turns his throne over to Ben. The action closely follows that of The Sheik , but just as Ben rides away with his bride (Kathryn McGuire), he awakes to find himself in the presence of a traffic cop.
Director
F. Richard Jones
Director
Cast
Ben Turpin
A bill poster
Kathryn Mcguire
The girl
George Cooper
Presto, The Magician
Charles Stevenson
Luke Hassen
Ray Grey
The Arab Prince
Louis Fronde
The Chief of Police
Dick Sutherland
The Bandit
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Silent
Release Date
Mar
5,
1923
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Mack Sennett Productions
Distribution Company
Allied Producers and Distributors
Country
United States
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Trivia
Notes
As noted in the Variety review: "The picture was made more than a year ago immediately on the heels the tremendous hit Valentino achieved in The Sheik."
