Burning Sands is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and written by Olga Printzlau and Waldemar Young based upon the novel of the same name by Arthur Weigall.

The film stars Wanda Hawley, Milton Sills, Louise Dresser, Jacqueline Logan, Robert Cain, Fenwick Oliver, and Winter Hall.

[1][2] Paramount hoped the production would enjoy the same success to the similarly-themed hit The Sheik produced by the studio the previous year.

[3] As described in a film magazine review,[4] a kindly old sheik is being deceived by his villainous son, who seeks to destroy his father by uniting with the enemy tribe.

In the ensuing battle the villain is killed, leaving the way clear for the happy marriage of the philosopher and the young woman he loves.