---
title: 'The Son of the Sheik (1926)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Fitzmaurice'
released: '1926-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 68
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-son-of-the-sheik-1926'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017416/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Son of the Sheik (1926)

1926 · 68 min · Drama, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

The Son of the Sheik is a 1926 American silent adventure drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Bánky. The film is based on the 1925 romance novel The Sons of the Sheik by Edith Maude Hull, and is a sequel to the 1921 hit film The Sheik, which also stars Rudolph Valentino. The Son of the Sheik is Valentino's final film and went into general release nearly two weeks after his death from peritonitis at the age of 31.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Fitzmaurice](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fitzmaurice)
- **Screenplay:** [Frances Marion](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-marion), [Edith Maude Hull](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-maude-hull)
- **Producer:** [George Fitzmaurice](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fitzmaurice)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Artur Guttmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/artur-guttmann)
- **Director of Photography:** [George Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-barnes)

## Cast

- [Agnes Ayres](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-ayres)
- [Karl Dane](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-dane)
- [George Fawcett](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fawcett)
- [Montagu Love](https://cinepixo.com/people/montagu-love)
- [Vilma Bánky](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilma-banky)
- [Rudolph Valentino](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-valentino)
- [Bull Montana](https://cinepixo.com/people/bull-montana)

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