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The Virgin of Stamboul (1920)
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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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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Genre:Drama
Written By:Tod Browning, William Parker
In Theaters:3/27/1920
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Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Cast
Tod Browning
Director
Priscilla Dean
Sari - a beggar girl
Wheeler Oakman
Capt. Carlisle Pemberton
Wallace Beery
Sheik Achmet Hamid
Clyde Benson
His emissary
E. Alyn Warren
Yusef Bey
Nigel De Brulier
Capt. Kassan
Edmund Burns
Hector Baron
Eugenie Forde
Agia - Sari's Mother
Ethel Ritchie
Resha - the Sheik's favorite wife
Yvette Mitchell
Undetermined role
C.E. Collins
Blind Beggar (uncredited)
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