The Arab
About The Arab
Jamil deserts the Bedouin force in a war between Syria and Turkey. In a village he finds an orphanage run by the American missionary Dr. Hilbert and his daughter Mary. Turks attack. The local ruler means to hand the children over. The Bedouins arrive. Jamil's father, the tribal leader, is dead, and Jamil takes his place. He beats the Turks and the ruler and gets the children out. Mary stays with him.
Cast & crew
More about The Arab
Rex Ingram wrote and directed, from Edgar Selwyn's 1911 play The Arab. John F. Seitz photographed. Grant Whytock edited. Metro-Goldwyn produced and released it. Ramón Novarro plays Jamil Abdullah Azam. Alice Terry plays Mary Hilbert. Jerrold Robertshaw plays Dr. Hilbert. It was shot in Tunisia.
Themes
Look
John F. Seitz photographed the Tunisian locations and the orphanage.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- Novarro is the deserter who becomes the tribal leader.
- Terry plays the missionary's daughter, not a Bedouin.
- Max Maxudian plays the governor. Jean de Limur plays Hossein.
- The desert work is Tunisia, not Syria.
Scenes
- The ruler prepares to give the children up.
- Jamil, now chief, drives the Turks off.
Influenced by
- Edgar Selwyn's play The Arab (1911)
Also available
- Internet Archive (my-movie_202008)
