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Omar the Tentmaker (film)

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Director
  
James Young

Costume design
  
Francois Nazare Aga

Country
  
United States

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Romance, Drama

Duration
  

Language
  
Silent English intertitles

Release date
  
December 1922 (1922-12)

Writer
  
Richard Walton Tully (play), Richard Walton Tully (screenplay)

Cast
  
Guy Bates Post, Virginia Brown Faire

Genres
  
Silent film, Drama, Black-and-white

Similar movies
  
A Blind Bargain (1922), Dr Jack (1922), The Toll of the Sea (1922), Hearts in Exile (1915), The Bells (1926)

Omar the Tentmaker is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by James Young and featuring Boris Karloff. Its survival status is classified as unknown, suggesting that it is a lost film.

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Plot

As described in a film publication, Omar the tentmaker (Post) becomes an outcast because of his radical writings and improved calendar.

Omar the Tentmaker (film) movie scenes The poem Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam of Naishapur illustrated with scenes from the film Omar the Tent Maker 1922 produced by Richard Walton Tully and

His wife Shireen (Faire), whom he secretly married, is desired by the Shah (Beery), who has her brought to the harem. She repulses the Shah and is thrown in prison, where her daughter is born. The daughter Little Shireen is smuggled out and brought to Omar, although he does not know her identity. Omar has been wandering about in a rage. He is arrested for harboring a Christian (Flynn). When he is about to be tortured, his wife, who has finally escaped from prison, recognizes him and sends for the Grand Vizier, who is a former associate of Omar. Omar is freed and finally has happiness.

Cast

  • Guy Bates Post - Omar the tentmaker
  • Virginia Brown Faire - Shireen
  • Nigel De Brulier - Nizam ul Mulk
  • Noah Beery - The shah of shahs
  • Rose Dione - Shahs mother
  • Patsy Ruth Miller - Little Shireen
  • Douglas Gerrard - Hassan
  • Will Jim Hatton - Little Mahruss
  • Boris Karloff - Imam Mowaffak
  • Maurice Bennett Flynn - The Christian Crusader
  • Edward Kimball - Omars father (as Edward M. Kimball)
  • Walter Long - The executioner
  • Evelyn Selbie - Zarah
  • John Gribner - Mahruss
  • Gordon Mullen - Emissary to the Shah
  • George Regas - Emissary to the Shah (as George Rigas)

    • References

    Omar the Tentmaker (film) Wikipedia
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    Omar the Tentmaker (film) IMDb