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SUMMARY:SILENT FILM - SON OF THE SHEIK - 1926 - VALINTINO & BLANKY
DESCRIPTION:The Son of the Sheik is a 1926 American silent adventure drama 
 film directed by George Fitzmaurice and Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Blanky
 . The film is based on the 1925 romance novel "The Sons of the Sheik"  by
  Edith Maude Hull\, and a sequal to the 1921 hit film The sheik which also
  stars Rudolph Valentino. The Son of the Sheik is Valentino's final film 
 and went into general release nearly two weeks after his death from perito
 nitis in 1926 at the age of 31.\n\nSynopsis - Ahmed (Rudolph Valentino)\, 
 the son of an Arab sheik and a kidnapped English gentlewoman (Agnes Ayres)
 \, loves local dancing girl Yasmin (Vilma Banky). When he slips out of his
  father's heavily guarded compound to woo her\, he is kidnapped and held f
 or ransom by a group of bandits led by Yasmin's father and Ghabah\, the Mo
 or to whom she is betrothed.\n\nBackstory -At the time of the film's relea
 se\, Rudolph Valentino was attempting to make a comeback in films. He rose
  to international stardom after the release of The Four Horsemen of the Ap
 ocalypse and The Sheik in 1921\, both of which were box-office hits and so
 lidified his image as "the Great Lover". By 1924\, however\, Valentino's 
 popularity had begun to wane after he appeared in two box office failures\
 , Monsieur Beaucaire and A Sainted Devil\, both of which featured him in r
 oles that were a departure from his "Great Lover" image. He also squabbled
  over money with Famous Players-Lasky\, the studio he was signed to\, whic
 h eventually led to him walking out on his contract. Famous Players–Lask
 y eventually released Valentino from his contract and he signed with Unite
 d Artists in 1925.\n\nIn an effort to capitalize on the success that Valen
 tino had achieved with The Sheik\, United Artists' president Joseph M Sch
 enck bought the rights to Edith Maude Hull's novel Son of the Sheik and ca
 st Valentino in the dual role of father and son. Valentino was paid $100\,
 000. The director was paid $75\,000 and Frances Marion $25\,000. The film 
 was shot on location in California and in the Yuma Desert in Arizona. \n\n
 This is a mainstay movie for the Majestic Theatre Pomona and the first sil
 ent film screened at the theatre back in the 1980s.\n\nDoors and bar open 
 11am. Coffee\, Tea\, Snacks and refreshments available. Movie screens at 1
 2 noon. Tickets $15 and free for kids 13 and under. No need to book. Get y
 our tickets at the door. Film duration 80 minutes.
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LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 3 factory street Pomona QLD 4568\, Pomona\,
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