Omar the Tentmaker (1922)

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

Cast: Virginia Browne Faire, Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Will Jim Hatton, Walter Long, Virginia Brown Faire, Rose Dione, Patsy Ruth Miller, Noah Beery, Nigel De Brulier, Boris Karloff, John Gribner, James Young

Genres: Drama, Romance

Rating: 7.4/10

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