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Visages voilés . . . âmes closes
Also known as Amor do Oriente in Portugal; The Sheik’s Wife in the USA : [Open Countenances and Secret Souls]
(1921) France
B&W : Six reels
Directed by Henry Roussel

Cast: Emmy Lynn [Gisèle de Chamblis / Estelle Graydon], Marcel Vibert [le caïd Hadji / Hajid Ben Khedim], Gustav Bogaert [le capitaine de Pérignon], Albert Bras [Chamblis père / Hajid's father], Pierre Daltour, Alice Field [la seconde épouse de Hajid], Medori [le lieutenant], Irène Sabel

Jupiter Films production; distributed by Société Française des Films Artistiques. / Scenario by Henry Roussel and Franz Toussaint. Cinematography by Marcel Grimault and Paul Parguel. / Released 11 March 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as The Sheik’s Wife by The Vitagraph Company of America on 5 March 1922. The film was released in Portugal as Amor do Oriente on 5 December 1922.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 25 November 2023.

References: Bardèche-History p. 149 : Website-IMDb.