The Virgin of Stamboul

The Virgin of Stamboul is a 1920 American drama film directed by Tod Browning and starring husband and wife team Priscilla Dean and Wheeler Oakman and featuring Wallace Beery in a supporting role.

To market the film, Harry Reichenbach in a publicity stunt had a sheik from Constantinople with his entourage check into the Majestic Hotel in New York City on March 7, 1920. Newspapers carried the story of his visit looking for an American heiress who had left with a marine just as the first teaser ads for the film were being published. Several ads noted the films reported production budget of 500,000.

Source: Wikipedia