Tragedy of the Desert

📅 1912

📋 Details

🎬 Director
Sidney Olcott
🌍 Countries
United States of America
🏢 Production
Kalem Company, General Film Company
🗣️ Languages
English

📖 Overview

An English doctor based in Egypt finds his wife in the arms of a local diplomat, and in a madness-induced frenzy departs for the desert. After being discovered by wandering Bedouins, Dr. Cochran embraces their practices and begins to fall in love with Zeinab, the daughter of a Sheik. Tragedy ensues when his forgotten wife visits the village and beckons him to take her back.

🎭 Cast

Gene Gauntier
Gene Gauntier
Miriam — the Doctor's Wife
Robert G. Vignola
Robert G. Vignola
The Flirtatious Malmoud Bey
Alice Hollister
Alice Hollister
Zenab, The Arab Girl
J.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan
The Arab Sheik
J.J. Clark
J.J. Clark
Dr. Franklin Cochran
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