Film: The Son of the Sheik, 100th Anniversary Screening with Live Musical Accompaniment

Yale Film Archive: Cinemix Film Series The Son of the Sheik (George Fitzmaurice, 1926, 16mm, 68 mins) Live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin & Joanna Seaton! 100th anniversary screening! No silent-era star understood cinematic magnetism quite like Rudolph Valentino. His final screen appearance comes in a sweeping adventure overflowing with romance, mistaken identity, daring escapes, and desert intrigue. Vilma Bánky co-stars as Yasmin, an enticing local dancing girl from a family of bandits, and Agnes Ayres reprises her role from The Sheik. This classic revels in the fantasy, spectacle, and allure that defined Valentino’s legend. Come swoon with us! 16mm print from the Yale Film Archive. Yale Film Archive's Cinemix series features stand-alone screenings of standout films, presented with our colleagues from across campus and beyond. Yale Film Archive screenings are always free and open to the public. See the full film schedule here.