The Arab (1915 film)

1915 film

The Arab

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Directed by| Cecil B. DeMille
Written by| Edgar Selwyn
Based on| The Arab (play)
by Edgar Selwyn
Produced by| Jesse L. Lasky
Starring| Edgar Selwyn
Cinematography| Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by| Cecil B. DeMille

Production
company

Jesse Lasky Feature Plays

Distributed by| Paramount Pictures

Release date

* June 14, 1915 (1915-06-14)

Running time

| 5 reels
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)
Budget| $18,327[1]
Box office| $68,526[1]

The Arab is a 1915 American silent adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Edgar Selwyn wrote and starred in the Broadway play version of the story in 1911, and this film is based on that play.[2] Selwyn reprises his role from his play.[3] This film was refilmed by Metro Pictures in 1924 as The Arab.[4][5]

## Cast

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* Edgar Selwyn as Jamil
* Horace B. Carpenter as The Sheik
* Milton Brown as Abdullah
* William Elmer as Meshur (as Billy Elmer)
* Sydney Deane as Dr. Hilbert
* Gertrude Robinson as Mary Hilbert
* J. Parks Jones as Ibrahim (as Park Jones)
* Theodore Roberts as Turkish Governor
* Raymond Hatton as Mysterious Messenger
* Irvin S. Cobb as American Tourist
* Marjorie Daw as Village Girl

## References

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1. ^ a b "De Mille's Costs-Gross". Variety. March 21, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Arab
3. ^ The Arab, Lyceum and Astor Theatres; Lyceum(Sept. 1911) and Astor Theatre (Oct. 1911); IBDb.com
4. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Arab". silentera.com. Retrieved February 13, 2010. \- incorrectly listed as being in Gosfilmofond. It's the 1924 film in Gosfilmofond
5. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Catalog: The Arab

## External links

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