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The Desert Song
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The Desert Song

1953-05-30 · 110 min · ★ 6.8

Music · Romance

Shiek Yousseff, poses as a friend of the French while secretly plotting to overthrow them. Apposing Yousseff are the Riffs, whose secret leader, The Red Shadow, is Paul Bonnard, a professor who is studying the desert, and whose attacks on the supply trains intended for Yousseff keep the Riff villages in food. Foreign Legion General Birabeau arrives to conduct an investigation, accompanied by his daughter, Margot. Birabeau hires Bonnard to tutor her, and she is attracted to a Legionaire captain, Claud Fontaine. While the general, Bonnard and Fontaine pay a visit to Yousseff, an American newspaper man, Benji Kidd, discovers a secret way in and out of Yousseff's palace, with the aid of Azuri, a dancing girl in love with Bonnard. The latter is forced to resume his role as the Riffs leader, and kidnap Margot until he can convince her of Yousseff's treachery. But Yousseff's men attack the Riff camp and take Margot prisoner.

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Directors
H. Bruce Humberstone
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kathryn GraysonKathryn GraysonMargot Birabeau
Gordon MacRaeGordon MacRaeEl Khobar / Paul Bonnard
Steve CochranSteve CochranCaptain Claude Fontaine
Raymond MasseyRaymond MasseySheik Yousseff
Dick WessonDick WessonBenjamin 'Benjy' Kidd
Allyn Ann McLerieAllyn Ann McLerieAzuri
Ray CollinsRay CollinsGen. Birabeau
Paul PicerniPaul PicerniHassan
Frank De KovaFrank De KovaMindar
William ConradWilliam ConradLachmed
Trevor BardetteTrevor BardetteNeri
Mark DanaLt. Duvalle
Ben AstarBen AstarSheik
Bhogwan SinghBhogwan SinghOld Villager
Jack TornekJack TornekRiff Guard
Cosmo SardoCosmo SardoLegionnaire
Charles PerryLegionnaire (uncredited)

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