A Son of the Sahara
A Son of the Sahara is a 1924 American silent drama film produced and directed by Edwin Carewe and co-directed with René Plaissetty. It stars Claire Windsor and Bert Lytell. First National handled the distribution of the film.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Edwin Carewe René Plaissetty |
| Produced by | Edwin Carewe |
| Written by | Adelaide Heilbron (scenario) |
| Based on | A Son of the Sahara by Louise Gerard |
| Starring | Claire Windsor Bert Lytell |
| Cinematography | Robert Kurrle Al M. Greene |
| Edited by | Robert De Lacey |
| Distributed by | Associated First National |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Claire Windsor as Barbara Barbier
- Bert Lytell as Raoul Le Breton [Cassim Ammeh]
- Walter McGrail as Capt. Jean Duval
- Rosemary Theby as Rayma
- Marise Dorval as Annette Le Breton
- Montagu Love as Sultan Cassim Ammeh / Colonel Barbier
- Paul Panzer as Cassim Sr.'s lieutenant / Cassim Jr.'s lieutenant / auctioneer
- Georges Chebat as Raoul as a boy
- Madame De Castilo
Production
A Son of the Sahara was shot on location in Algeria with an American cast.
Critical review
Of the "Sheik" films of the 1920s, the plot of A Son of the Sahara was among the more racist in that Barbara, the European woman, completely rejects any romantic interest in Raoul until the very end of the film where it is established that he lacks any Arab ancestry and is fully French.[3]
Preservation
With no copies of A Son of the Sahara located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film. However, a trailer of the film survives in the Library of Congress.[5]
See also
References
- Progressive Silent Film List: A Son of the Sahara at silentera.com
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Son of the Sahara
- Jackson, Wesley (2017), "A Son of the Sahara (1924)", in Bernardi, Daniel; Green, Michael (eds.), Race in American Film: Voices and Visions that Shaped a Nation, Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood, ABC-CLIO, pp. 808–09, ISBN 978-0-313-39839-1
- The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Son of the Sahara
- Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p. 170 (trailer only) c.1978 American Film Institute
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to A Son of the Sahara. |
- A Son of the Sahara at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Stills at Claire Windsor website
- Still at silentfilmstillarchive.com