His last movie before he died. “Son of the Sheik” had the same appeal of the original - white chick gets a good excuse to sleep with a foreigner because there’s coercion involved but it’s really okay because she kinda wanted it - but this one added thrills and humor, and was regarded as a better movie. Valentino was riding off the money and fame this movie provided when he got infected, and died.

United execs must have thought: we’re cursed. This is what happens when you go up against the studios.