The Desert Song

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The Desert Song (1929)

Directed by Roy Del Ruth

“Warner Brothers' spectacular SINGING success”

Music, Romance · 2h 03m

French General Birabeau has been sent to Morocco to root out and destroy the Riffs, a band of Arab rebels, who threaten the safety of the French outpost in the Moroccan desert. Their dashing, daredevil leader is the mysterious "Red Shadow". Margot Bonvalet, a lovely, sassy French girl, is soon to be married at the fort to Birabeau's right-hand man, Captain Fontaine. Birabeau's son Pierre, in reality the Red Shadow, loves Margot, but pretends to be a milksop to preserve his secret identity. Margot tells Pierre that she secretly yearns to be swept into the arms of some bold, dashing sheik, perhaps even the Red Shadow himself. Pierre, as the Red Shadow, kidnaps Margot and declares his love for her.

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Cast

John Boles The Red Shadow
C
Carlotta King Margot Louise Fazenda Susan Johnny Arthur Benny Kidd Edward Martindel General Bierbeau Jack Pratt Pasha
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Roberto E. Guzmán Sid El Kar Otto Hoffman Hasse Marie Wells Clementina John Miljan Captain Fontaine
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Del Elliott Rebel Myrna Loy Azuri

Crew

Director
Roy Del Ruth
Screenplay
Harvey Gates
Director of Photography
Barney McGill
Editor
Ralph Dawson

Details

Release date
1929-04-08
Runtime
2h 03m
Genres
Music, Romance
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget
$354,000
Box office
$3,022,000