The Greed of Osman Bey (1913)

Zulika, the beautiful daughter of Osman Bey, swore that no other woman would claim Ahmet, the son of the sheik, when her eyes fell upon him, and Ahmet entertained the same thought of Zulika. But Osman had different plans laid for his daughter; she was to be married to a wealthy rug merchant. When the wealthy suitor came and saw Ahmet in the garden with his arms around the beautiful Zulika, he went at once to Osman, who ordered one of his slaves to throw the intruder into a sealed prison, so that he would suffocate. The slave complied forthwith. Sometime later Ahmet's father died and Osman, in fear, released the captive. Ahmet went at once in search of Zulika, whom he found with the merchant about to be made one. Ahmet cast gold and jewels at the feet of Osman, telling him that this should satisfy his greed. Osman, struck by the brilliancy of the jewels, dismissed the merchant and gave his daughter to Ahmet.

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Summary Details
Running Time11 min
GenresDrama Short
FilmmakersRole
Richard Ridgely Director
Monte M. Katterjohn Writer
CastRole
Bigelow Cooper
Gertrude McCoy
Barry O'Moore
Charles Sutton