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The Arab
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6710 feet
Directed by Rex Ingram
Cast: Ramon Novarro [Jamil Abdullah Azam], Alice Terry [Mary Hilbert], Max Maxudian [the governor], Jean de Limur [Hossein], Paul Vermoyal [Iphraim], Adelqui Migliar [?] (Adolph Millar)? [Abdullah], Alexandresco [Oulad Nile], Justa Uribe [Myrza], Jerrold Robertshaw [Doctor Hilbert], Paul Franceschi [Marmount], Giuseppe DiCampo [Selim]
Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by Rex Ingram, from the play The Arab by Edgar Selwyn. Cinematography by John F. Seitz. / © 16 July 1924 by Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation [LP20401]. Released 21 July 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on location in North Africa. A digitally-preserved print of the film was gifted to the Library of Congress from the Gosfilmofond film archive in October 2010.
Drama: Arabian.
Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0133.
Survival status: Print exists in the Gosfilmofond film archive; and in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm preservation print (acquired October 2010)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Africa - Animals: Camels - Arabs - Deserts - Sand
Listing updated: 23 March 2019.
References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0133; AFI-F2 n. F2.0157; Bondanella-Hollywood p. 134; Carroll-Matinee pp. 135, 136; Eames-MGM p. 12; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 169 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Danny Burk.
Home video: DVD.
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