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A Son of the Sahara

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Wikipedia article




'A Son of the Sahara' is a 1924 American silent drama film produced and directed by Edwin Carewe and co-directed with Ren Plaissetty. It stars Claire Windsor and Bert Lytell. First National handled the distribution of the film.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SonOfTheSahara1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'A Son of the Sahara'] at silentera.com[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=12274 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'A Son of the Sahara']

Cast



Production



'A Son of the Sahara' was shot on location in Algeria with an American cast.

Critical review



Of the "Sheik" films of the 1920s, the plot of 'A Son of the Sahara' was among the more racist in that Barbara, the European woman, completely rejects any romantic interest in Raoul until the very end of the film where it is established that he lacks any Arab ancestry and is fully French.

Preservation



With no copies of 'A Son of the Sahara' located in any film archives,[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9379/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'A Son of the Sahara'] it is a lost film. However, a trailer of the film survives in the Library of Congress.'Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress' p. 170 (trailer only) c.1978 American Film Institute

See also



*Racism in early American film

References




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