"In 'The Sheik', that romantic drama played on hot desert sands, Rudolph Valentino did much to add a new word to our vernacular. Youths who pull a heavy line are still classified as sheiks by the feminine contingent. But if this word was becoming passé, we prophesy that Valentino in "The Son of the Sheik" will do something to revive it. Which is one way of saying that this will be a popular production.
E. M. Hull, author of both these sheik novels, might be said to know her stuff. And the same thing might be said of Valentino...the director, George Fitzmaurice, and Vilma Banky.
Again Valentino wears the robes of the Arabians...again he dashes over desert sands on a full-blooded steed. And again, there is a fair lady in distress. [Vilma Banky!] Else, why a sheik?
There is a beauty to the entire production. And if it adds nothing of unadulterated art to the screen, it certainly adds an entertainment value. Surely Valentino need have no doubt of the appeal of his most famous character. Zorro's son made screen history for Douglas Fairbanks - and the sheik's son should carry on Rudolph's popularity. - [From] United Artists." Rated as an 80% (Good).

From Motion Picture, September 1926.

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