Movie: A Son of the Sahara

Top 6 Billed Cast

Bert Lytell
Bert Lytell

Raoul Le Breton

Claire Windsor
Claire Windsor

Barbara Barbier

Walter McGrail
Walter McGrail

Capt. Jean Duval

Rosemary Theby
Rosemary Theby

Rayma

Montagu Love
Montagu Love

Sultan Cassim Ammeh / Colonel Barbier

Marise Dorval
Marise Dorval

Annette Le Breton

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    As a boy, Raoul is reared by an Arab tribe in Algerian Sahara. Years later, as a refined Europeanized gentleman, he falls in love with Barbara, an officer's daughter, who rejects him when she discovers his background. Affecting a raid, he captures her and then secretly buys her at a slave auction. When she is rescued by French troops, however, his ancestry is established and they find happiness together.

  • Release Date

    1924-04-13

  • Average

    7.5

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
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    العربيةEnglish
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