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 |
Written by | Adelaide Heilbron (scenario) |
Based on | A Son of the Sahara by Louise Gerard |
Produced by | Edwin Carewe |
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) |
A Son of the Sahara was shot on location in Algeria with an American cast.
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]
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]
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