The Arab (1915 film)
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The Arab is a 1915 silent
adventure film
directed by Cecil B. DeMille
. Edgar Selwyn had starred in the Broadway play version of the story in 1911. This film is based on that play. A print of the film survives at the Gosfilmfond film archive.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films. He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his movies...
. Edgar Selwyn had starred in the Broadway play version of the story in 1911. This film is based on that play. A print of the film survives at the Gosfilmfond film archive.
Cast
- Edgar SelwynEdgar SelwynEdgar Selwyn was a prominent figure in American theater and film in the first half of the 20th Century.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Selwyn flourished in the Broadway theater as an actor, playwright, director, and producer from 1899 to 1942...
as Jamil - Horace B. CarpenterHorace B. CarpenterHorace B. Carpenter was an American actor, film director and, screenwriter. He appeared in 334 films between 1914 and 1946. He also directed 15 films between 1925 and 1934...
as The Sheik - Milton Brown as Abdullah
- William ElmerWilliam ElmerWilliam Elmer was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 88 films between 1913 and 1942.He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Condemned...
as Meshur (as Billy Elmer) - Sydney DeaneSydney DeaneSydney Leslie Deane was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood movie....
as Dr. Hilbert - Gertrude RobinsonGertrude RobinsonGertrude Robinson was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 164 films between 1908 and 1925...
as Mary Hilbert - J. Parks Jones as Ibrahim (as Park Jones)
- Theodore RobertsTheodore RobertsTheodore Roberts the actor is not to be confused with author Theodore Goodridge Roberts, 1877–1953, who wrote "The Harbor Master". Please see discussion page....
as Turkish Governor - Raymond HattonRaymond HattonRaymond William Hatton was an American movie actor who appeared in almost five hundred movies, including a stint of being paired in 1920s comedies with Wallace Beery....
as Mysterious Messenger - Irvin S. CobbIrvin S. CobbIrvin Shrewsbury Cobb was an American author, humorist, and columnist who lived in New York and authored more than 60 books and 300 short stories.-Biography:...
as American Tourist