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The Desert Song
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The Desert Song

1929-04-08 · 123 min · ★ 6.2

Music · Romance

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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Directors
Roy Del Ruth
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 354,000
Revenue
USD 3,022,000

Top Cast

John BolesJohn BolesThe Red Shadow
Carlotta KingMargot
Louise FazendaLouise FazendaSusan
Johnny ArthurJohnny ArthurBenny Kidd
Edward MartindelEdward MartindelGeneral Bierbeau
Jack PrattJack PrattPasha
Roberto E. GuzmánSid El Kar
Otto HoffmanOtto HoffmanHasse
Marie WellsMarie WellsClementina
John MiljanJohn MiljanCaptain Fontaine
Del ElliottRebel
Myrna LoyMyrna LoyAzuri

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