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''The Shadow of the Desert'' (also released under its original title ''The Shadow of the East'') is a 1924 American silent
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directed by
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. The film is based upon the novel '' The Shadow of the East'' by Edith Maude Hull, who also wrote the best-selling desert romance '' The Sheik''.


Plot

As described in a review of the film in a film magazine, Barry Craven (Mayo) is a young Englishman living in India who has taken a native wife, Lolaire (Brent). Barry meets his old university friend Said (Kerry), a polished gentleman who is the son of an Algerian sheik. John Locke (Swickard) and his daughter Gillian (Harris) visit India, and Barry’s former love for Gillian returns; but he cannot marry her as he has a native wife. Crazed by jealousy, Lolaire kills herself. Barry is called back to England and marries Gillian. His Hindu servant Kunwar (Grassby), through his command of oriental mysticism, casts a spell on Barry that makes him feel remorse for his former wife Lolaire’s death. This remorse causes Barry to leave Gillian. He goes to the desert and joins Said to help fight a bandit chief. Gillian arrives on the scene. Said denies that he is with Barry and attempts to force himself on Gillian, but his better nature asserts itself. A messenger comes to Said and tells him of Barry’s danger. Said repents, sends aid, rescues Barry, and restores Gillian to him. Barry’s servant Kunwar is killed and with his death the curse, which was the shadow of the east, is lifted.


Cast


Preservation

With no prints of ''The Shadow of the Desert'' located in any film archives,Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The Shadow of the East''
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See also

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1937 Fox vault fire A major fire occurred in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industry laboratories, studios and vaults ...
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List of Fox Film films This is a list of feature films produced by the Fox Film Corporation, including those produced by the Box Office Attractions Company, its corporate predecessor. Some of the later films in this list were produced by Fox Film, but were distributed ...


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