Exerpt from The Son of the Sheik Starring Actors Vilma Banky and Rudolph Valentino, 1926. He was the Sheikh Ahmed ben Hassan...the screen idol of millions - of just how many millions we were only to find out...when one day in 1926, unexpectedly, he died...100,000 lined the route [of his funeral]. From "Time to Remember 1926 - Short Sharp Shower"- Reel 1; a documentary about 1926 - General Strike, international politics, dancing, weather and record breaking feats.