Rudolph Valentino (actor) THE SHEIK [1921] Lobby card

The Sheik. 1921. Lobby card. [Los Angeles]: Paramount Pictures, [1921]. Vintage original 11 x 14″ (28 x 36 cm) lobby card. This card, which is more than a hundred years old, is in exceptional condition, fine.

The Sheik, which co-starred Rudolph Valentino with Agnes Ayres, was Valentino’s breakthrough film in which he emerged as one of the great romantic lead actors of the silent era.

Here we have a beautifully colored scene with Ayres.