THE SON OF THE SHEIK 🔥 On this day in 1926 “The Son of the Sheik” was released nation wide. It was Rudy’s last film. Dr. Harold Meeker, the surgeon who operated on Rudy, made a long and heartfelt statement after watching Rudy on the screen for the first time. Here is an excerpt: “The vision made an impression on me I hardly expected, because I had just seen this beautiful boy die. When I saw him on the screen embracing the blonde and beautiful Vilma Banky, I was seized by the feverish palpitati

SWOON WORTHY: On Jan 1, "The Son of the Sheik" starring Rudolph Valentino enters the #PublicDomain. This 1926 classic starring "The Latin Lover" and Vilma Bánky was to be Valentino's final film. He died of peritonitis at the age of 31, two weeks before the film's official release. Tomorrow, this early swashbuckler will be available for download & creative reuse. Enjoy the entire film at https://archive.org/details/THESONOFTHESHEIK1926RudolphValentinoVilmaBanky | Internet Archive