A 1927 rom-com where the biggest con is pretending Egypt looks anything like California.
Finding himself discharged from a shoe store job and the girl of his affections, May, Johnny gets away from it all by becoming a tour guide for a group of travelers visiting Eygpt. Once there, he is conned into changing places with an itinerant sheik.
Practical Effects
Hilarious cardboard Egypt — Hollywood fakery at its finest.
Acting
Johnny Hines' rubber-faced reactions carry every gag.
Director
Charles Hines
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This rode the tail end of the 1920s 'sheik craze' started by Valentino, though Hines played it for laughs rather than smolder.
Johnny Hines was a huge silent star who never successfully transitioned to talkies — this is one of his last leading roles before obscurity.
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