Agnes Ayres as Lady Diana Mayo
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Agnes Ayres as Lady Diana Mayo is the heroine of the 1921 silent film "The Sheik," a headstrong English aristocrat whose abduction by Rudolph Valentino’s character drives the film’s romantic desert adventure.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agnes Ayres as Diana Mayo | 1 |
| Agnes Ayres as Lady Diana Mayo canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional aristocrat
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film character portrayal ⓘ silent film heroine ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | The Sheik ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
cultural clash between West and desert tribes
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romanticized Orientalism in early Hollywood ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Sheik
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surface form:
The Sheik (1919 novel)
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| basedOnAuthor | Edith Maude Hull ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement | abduction by Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan ⓘ |
| characterArc | from defiant independence to conflicted romantic attachment ⓘ |
| characterName | Lady Diana Mayo ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
English aristocrat
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headstrong ⓘ independent ⓘ |
| costumeType | Edwardian/early 1920s English riding and travel attire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | silent era of Hollywood ⓘ |
| filmDirector | George Melford ⓘ |
| filmDistributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| filmRuntimeApprox | approximately 80–90 minutes ⓘ |
| filmStudio |
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
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surface form:
Famous Players–Lasky
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| filmType | silent film ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| language | silent (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| medium | feature-length motion picture ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives romantic desert adventure plot ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early 1920s desert romance archetype
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iconic pairing with Rudolph Valentino ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Agnes Ayres ⓘ |
| productionCompanyCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| releaseDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | protagonist ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan ⓘ |
| romanticInterestPortrayedBy | Rudolph Valentino ⓘ |
| screenCredit |
Agnes Ayres as Lady Diana Mayo
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Agnes Ayres as Diana Mayo
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| setting | Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| socialStatusInStory | aristocracy ⓘ |
| targetAudienceEra | 1920s American filmgoers ⓘ |
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