Movie Description
The Desert Song
(1953)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : H. Bruce Humberstone
- Producer : Rudi Fehr
- Editor : William H. Ziegler
- Cast : Kathryn Grayson,Gordon MacRae,Steve Cochran,Raymond Massey,Dick Wesson,Allyn Ann McLerie,Ray Collins,Paul Picerni,Frank De Kova,William Conrad,Trevor Bardette,Mark Dana,Ben Astar,Bhogwan Singh,Jack Tornek,Cosmo Sardo,Charles Perry
Cast
Margot Birabeau
El Khobar / Paul Bonnard
Captain Claude Fontaine
Sheik Yousseff
Benjamin 'Benjy' Kidd
Azuri
Gen. Birabeau
Hassan
Mindar
Lachmed
Neri
Lt. Duvalle
Sheik
Old Villager
Riff Guard
Legionnaire
Legionnaire (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Desert Song
Status Released
Release Information
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1953-05-30
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 50m
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures
Genres
- Music
- Romance
