A Lover's Oath (1925)
1h
Running Time
September 29, 1925Release Date
Plot.
"The plot introduces Omar as a leader of his people but deals rather with the love of his nephew, Ben Ali, for the fairest daughter of the tribe" (Variety, 7 Oct 1925, p44).
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Ramon Novarro
Ben Ali
Kathleen Key
Sherin
Edwin Stevens
Hassan Ben Sabbath
Frederick Warde
Omar Khayyam
Hedwiga Reicher
Hassan's Wife
Ferdinand P. Earle
Director
Snitz Edwards
Omar's Servant
Charles A. Post
Commander of the Faithful
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
A Lover's Oath is a lost 1925 American silent fantasy film directed by Ferdinand P. Earle, jun. and featuring Ramon Novarro. The film is based upon the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, as translated by Edward Fitzgerald, and included quotes of its text on intertitles. Actor Milton Sills was scenarist and editor for the film.The film was shot in 1920–21 but not released in America until 1925. Actor Edwin Stevens died in 1923 before the film was released.
Published details of this film resemble those of Omar Khayyam, screened in Australia in 1923 to positive reviews.