The Sheik Steps Out

Ramon Navarro, the original "Ben-Hur" and one of the biggest movie stars of the 1920s and 30s, spoofs his long-time rival Rudolph Valentino in this lost comedy gem. Spoiled New York socialite Phyllis Murdock travels to Arabia to buy a horse from the enigmatic Sheik Ahmed. After she mistakes the Sheik for a peasant tour guide, Ahmed kidnaps the pretty heiress to teach her a lesson. But when the mismatched pair are captured for real by a band of bloodthirsty zealots, Phyllis discovers the Sheik's deception. Narrowly escaping, they now must traverse the sweltering Sahara to get back to civilization. With her life of luxury half a world away, Phyllis finds herself inexplicably falling in love with the mysterious Sheik.