Liane Haid in The White Slave (1927)

The White Slave

19271h 36m
Drama

Olga, a French girl of good social position, marries Ali Benvert Bey, an Arab, against the advice of her friends, including Dr. Alex Werner, medical man to the Bey. Olga sails with her husband to Arabia, where for a time, she is extremely happy. She soon finds that she is expected to conform to Arab customs. Her husband objects to her meeting European friends and will not even allow her to see Dr. Werner without his permission. When the Bey learns that his wife and Werner have met secretly, he carries her off to a dancing hall where he tells her that she will remain imprisoned. She is rescued and carried away by Werner, the Bey follows in pursuit and is shot dead. Olga is taken back to Europe to presumed happiness.

Runtime
1h 36m
Released
1927

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Release year: 1927

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Olga, a French girl of good social position, marries Ali Benvert Bey, an Arab, against the advice of her friends, including Dr. Alex Werner, medical man to the Bey. Olga sails with her husband to Arabia, where for a time, she is extremely happy. She soon finds that she is expected to conform to Arab customs. Her husband objects to her meeting European friends and will not even allow her to see Dr. Werner without his permission. When the Bey learns that his wife and Werner have met secretly, he carries her off to a dancing hall where he tells her that she will remain imprisoned. She is rescued and carried away by Werner, the Bey follows in pursuit and is shot dead. Olga is taken back to Europe to presumed happiness.

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