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  • The Lure of Egypt (1921)
  • 60 min | Drama
The Lure of Egypt (1921)
60 min | Drama

Professor Lampton's work of excavating the tomb of Akhnaton (Ikhnaton) is held up by lack of funds, and Prince Dagmar, scion of a Balkan royal family, finances him with the ulterior motive of robbing the tomb of its treasures. Michael ...See moreProfessor Lampton's work of excavating the tomb of Akhnaton (Ikhnaton) is held up by lack of funds, and Prince Dagmar, scion of a Balkan royal family, finances him with the ulterior motive of robbing the tomb of its treasures. Michael Amory, an artist assisting Lampton, loves Margaret, but believing her to be in love with the prince he departs with Gondo Koro, a Bedouin prophet who knows the location of the tomb. Dagmar sends Millicent, an adventuress, to obtain the information from Michael, and when Dagmar enters the tomb at night Michael surprises him. The thieves wound Michael, but they are captured and he and Margaret are reconciled. Written by AFI See less
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Writers
Elliott J. Clawson (adaptation) (as Elliott Clawson) | Norma Lorimer (novel "There Was a King in Egypt") | Richard Schayer (adaptation) (as E. Richard Schayer)
Cinematographer
Enrique Juan Vallejo (as Harry Vallejo)
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May 15, 1921 (United States)

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