The Arab is a 1915 American silent adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Edgar Selwyn wrote and starred in the Broadway play version of the story in 1911, and this film is based on that play.[1] Selwyn reprises his role from his play.[2] This film was refilmed by Metro Pictures in 1924 as The Arab. The film is now lost.[3][4]

The Arab
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Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	Edgar Selwyn
Based on	The Arab (play) by Edgar Selwyn
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Edgar Selwyn
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Cecil B. DeMille
Production company	Jesse Lasky Feature Plays
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 14, 1915 (1915-06-14)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Edgar Selwyn as Jamil
• Horace B. Carpenter as The Sheik
• Milton Brown as Abdullah
• William Elmer as Meshur (as Billy Elmer)
• Sydney Deane as Dr. Hilbert
• Gertrude Robinson as Mary Hilbert
• J. Parks Jones as Ibrahim (as Park Jones)
• Theodore Roberts as Turkish Governor
• Raymond Hatton as Mysterious Messenger
• Irvin S. Cobb as American Tourist
• Marjorie Daw as Village Girl

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Arab (1915 film).

• The Arab at IMDb
• The Arab at AllMovie

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