Omar the Tentmaker(1922)
Synopsis
About Omar Khayyam of Persia, the poet and mathematician, who wrote the Iranian first solar calendar circa A.D. 1073. His fiancé was forced to marry the shah, but she eventually escaped and, with help of grand Vazir, joined Omar Khayyam. Hollywood made a film based on the same story with Connell Wilde, the life and adventures of Omar Khayyam.
Directed by James Young
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Cast
Guy Bates Post
Omar the tentmaker
Virginia Brown Faire
Shireen
Nigel De Brulier
Nizam ul Mulk
Noah Beery
The shah of shahs
Rose Dione
Shah's mother
Patsy Ruth Miller
Little Shireen
Douglas Gerrard
Hassan
Will Jim Hatton
Little Mahruss
Boris Karloff
Imam Mowaffak
Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn
The Christian Crusader (as Maurice B. Flynn)
Edward Kimball
Omar's father (as Edward M. Kimball)
Walter Long
The executioner
Evelyn Selbie
Zarah
John Gribner
Mahruss
Gordon Mullen
Emissary to the Shah
George Regas
Emissary to the Shah (as George Rigas)
Nick Shaid
Arab Guard in Shireen's Garden (uncredited)
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Omar the Tentmaker was released in 1922.
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Omar the Tentmaker runs for 80 minutes (1 hour and 20 minutes).
Who directed Omar the Tentmaker?+
Omar the Tentmaker was directed by James Young.
Who stars in Omar the Tentmaker?+
Omar the Tentmaker stars Guy Bates Post, Virginia Brown Faire, Nigel De Brulier, Noah Beery and Rose Dione.
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