The Virgin of Stamboul

The Virgin of Stamboul

The Virgin of Stamboul

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The Virgin of Stamboul

1920

1h 10m

6.7(5 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Starring

Priscilla Dean

Priscilla Dean

Sari - a beggar girl

Wheeler Oakman

Wheeler Oakman

Capt. Carlisle Pemberton

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Sheik Achmet Hamid

Clyde Benson

His emissary

E. Alyn Warren

E. Alyn Warren

Yusef Bey

Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier

Capt. Kassan

Edmund Burns

Edmund Burns

Hector Baron

Eugenie Forde

Eugenie Forde

Agia - Sari's Mother

Ethel Ritchie

Resha - the Sheik's favorite wife

Yvette Mitchell

Undetermined role

Creative team

Directed by: Tod Browning
Written by: H.H. Van Loan

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