Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Later, allowed to go into the desert, she escapes and makes her way across the sands...
Rudolph Valentino
as Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Agnes Ayres
as Lady Diana Mayo
Ruth Miller
as Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect
George Waggner
as Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
Frank Butler
as Sir Aubrey Mayo
Charles Brinley
as Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)
Lucien Littlefield
as Gaston - French Valet
Adolphe Menjou
as Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
Walter Long
as Omair - the Bandit
Sally Blane
as Arab Child (uncredited)
Earl Gordon Bostwick
as Suitor (uncredited)
Rafael Negrete
as Violinist (uncredited)