The Virgin of Stamboul
1920 · 70 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama
Achmet Bey, a Turkish chieftain, catches one of his many wives in adultery and murders her lover. Throwing aside the cuckolding wife, he abducts his harem an innocent girl. However, a brave American who loves her comes to her rescue.
Directed by Tod Browning · Written by H.H. Van Loan
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Priscilla Dean Sari - a beggar girl -
Wheeler Oakman Capt. Carlisle Pemberton -
Wallace Beery Sheik Achmet Hamid - C Clyde Benson His emissary
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E. Alyn Warren Yusef Bey -
Nigel De Brulier Capt. Kassan -
Edmund Burns Hector Baron -
Eugenie Forde Agia - Sari's Mother - E Ethel Ritchie Resha - the Sheik's favorite wife
- Y Yvette Mitchell Undetermined role
- C C.E. Collins Blind Beggar (uncredited)
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