The Scimitar of the Prophet (1913)

While touring Egypt, Harris and his wife visit an old temple and are fascinated by a sacred scimitar, which, at the corner of a shrine, is religiously guarded by Hadjji, a Mohammedan priest. The wife is a curio fiend, and demands that Harris secure the scimitar, but the husband, having read in his guidebook that the scimitar was supposedly presented to the prophet in a vision and that the vengeance of Allah will follow whosoever disturbs it, begs her to abandon the foolish idea. She insists. That night Harris enters the temple with a rope ladder, steals the scimitar and escapes.

Released April 11, 1913 18 min 7+

Genres: Drama, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Kalem Company

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: No Language, English