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The Desert Song (1953)

The Desert Song

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12

1h 50m

Musicals, Romance

May 20th, 1953

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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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Cast

Kathryn Grayson
Margot Birabeau
Gordon MacRae
El Khobar
Steve Cochran
Captain Claude Fontaine
Raymond Massey
Sheik Yousseff
Dick Wesson
Benjamin 'Benjy' Kidd
Allyn Ann McLerie
Azuri
Ray Collins
Gen. Birabeau
Paul Picerni
Hassan
Frank DeKova
Mindar
William Conrad
Lachmed - an Arab
Full cast & crew

Directors

H. Bruce Humberstone
(as Bruce Humberstone)
Full cast & crew

Producers

Rudi Fehr
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Roland Kibbee
screen play by
Laurence Schwab
based upon the play by
(???)
Otto A. Harbach
based upon the play by
(as Otto Harbach)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The wind-swept sands of North Africa! Screaming Arab terror raids! The Harem Dance of Desire! The embattled Foreign Legion! The sheik's palace stormed! And the glorious music of the new "Desert Song"
The most glorious musical adventure of all!
The best loved of all musical adventures!

Keywords

soldier
impostor
general
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

October 30th, 1953 (Australia)
April 1st, 1959 (Austria)
November 8th, 1954 (Denmark)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Desert Song (original title)
El Khobar - Schrecken der Wüste (Austria)
Het Nieuwe Lied der Woestijn (Belgium) (Flemish title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, USA (Photograph)
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

110 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Pictures

Distribution Companies

Warner Bros. (Germany)
Warner Bros. (Norway)
Warner Bros. (Sweden)
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