The Desert Song (1929)

The Desert Song

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.

The Desert Song

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

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Earl Luick
Earl Luick
Costume Design
Harvey Gates
Harvey Gates
Screenplay
Roy Del Ruth
Roy Del Ruth
Director
Ralph Dawson
Ralph Dawson
Editor
Barney McGill
Barney McGill
Director of Photography
Otto A. Harbach
Otto A. Harbach
Lyricist
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Story
Frank Mandel
Frank Mandel
Story
Otto A. Harbach
Otto A. Harbach
Story
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyricist
Sigmund Romberg
Sigmund Romberg
Music

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