HENRY CLIVE THE SHEIK. 1921. 40x26 inches. Morgan Litho, Cleveland. Condition B-: extensive expertly restored losses in margins and image; overpainting and restoration in margins and image. One of the seminal films from the Golden Era of silent movies in America that cemented Rudolph Valentino as an international heart throb. The film has been named by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 most passionate films of all time. Contemporary newspaper advertisements touted the plot as "A Flaming romance of desert love" and further tempted the viewing public with such emotive descriptions as "A story of love that flowered in a desert oasis / Out of hate in a pampered society belle who met her master / Out of revenge in a wild young chieftan who knew no law but his will." Exceedingly rare, this poster is the only known copy to come to auction.
