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A Son of the Desert
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4144 feet
Directed by William Merrill McCormick

Cast: William Merrill McCormick [Sheik Hammid Zayad], Marin Sais [Helen Dobson], Robert Burns [Steve Kinard], Faith Hope [Zuebida], James Welsh [Colonel Dobson]

Distributed by American Releasing Corporation. / Produced by F.W. Kraemer. Scenario by William Merrill McCormick. / Released 11 February 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Website-AFI lists the release year as 1928 (a possible American rerelease year); yet the film was listed in Sherwood-Best p. 188 as released in 1923.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Deserts

Listing updated: 4 December 2023.

References: Sherwood-Best p. 188 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.