The Desert Song (1929)

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The Desert Song on IMDb 7.1/10 54 votes

Released:
1929-04-08

Overview:
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.

Director:
Roy Del Ruth

Runtime:
2h 3min

Genre:
Music, Romance

  • Cast:
  • John Boles
    as
    The Red Shadow
  • Carlotta King
    as
    Margot
  • Louise Fazenda
    as
    Susan
  • Johnny Arthur
    as
    Benny Kidd
  • Edward Martindel
    as
    General Bierbeau