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Arabian Love

1922 · 50 min

A melodramatic silent desert romance that sweeps you through kidnap and jealousy toward a hard-won union.

Directed by: Jerome Storm
Genres: Drama
Starring: John Gilbert, Barbara La Marr, Adolphe Menjou

Overview: Nadine Fortier is captured by a band of desert marauders. "The Sheik" wins her in a game of dice but then lets her go - for now.

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Directed by: Jerome Storm
Genres: Drama
Starring: John Gilbert, Barbara La Marr, Adolphe Menjou

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
revenge
grief
survival
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	7
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jerome Storm
Written by: Jules Furthman
Starring: John Gilbert, Barbara La Marr, Adolphe Menjou, Barbara Bedford, Herschel Mayall, Bob Kortman, William Orlamond
Cinematography: Joseph H. August
Runtime: 50 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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