Headline
Hong Kong Telegraph News 1924-08-19
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1924-08-19
- Publication Year
1924
Page
6
Column
Day by Day
Key Person
Film Projector / Film(s)
The Shriek of Araby
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Actors
Ben Turpin
Director
F. Richard Jones
Writer
Mack Sennett (screenplay)
Country
USA
Released
1923-03-05
Runtime
50 min
Genre
Comedy
Language
English
Plot
An employee in a theater showing Valentino's "The Shiek" daydreams about himself playing Valentino's role.
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The Sheik
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Actors
Clive Brook
Director
George Wynn
Writer
W. Courtney Rowden
Country
UK
Released
1922-01-01
Genre
Short
Plot
Dramatisation of the popular song.
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Summary
This evening Kowloon cinema-goers will have an opportunity to compare Mack Sennet's [sic] 'The Shriek of Araby' with the picture parodied 'The Sheik' which was shown here a couple of weeks ago. It is a five reeled film, showing the adventures of Ben Turpin.
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