The Shriek of Araby
| The Shriek of Araby | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | F. Richard Jones |
| Written by | Mack Sennett |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Starring | Ben Turpin |
| Cinematography | Homer Scott Robert Walters |
| Edited by | Allen McNeil |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 Minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
| Budget | $52,649.90[1] |
The Shriek of Araby is a 1923 American silent film comedy starring Ben Turpin and directed by F. Richard Jones for producer Mack Sennett, who also wrote the screenplay.[2]
Plot
The film is a spoof of Rudolph Valentino’s hit 1921 film The Sheik and features Turpin as a bill poster daydreaming about having various adventures as an Arabian sheik.[3]
Cast
- Ben Turpin - Bill poster / Sheik
- Kathryn McGuire - The Heroine
- George Cooper - Presto the Magician
- Charles Stevenson - Luke Hassan
References
- ^ Slide, Anthony. Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press. p 24
- ^ "The Shriek of Araby (1923) - IMDb". IMdb. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "THE SHRIEK OF ARABY 1921 ben turpin : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Archive.org. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
External links
- The Shriek of Araby at IMDb
- on Youtube
- The short film The Shriek of Araby is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
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