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The Desert Song

Dir. Roy Del Ruth·1929·2h 3m

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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The Desert Song (1929)

Roy Del Ruth

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2h 3m
Cross-source blend ~63/100

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63/100 blend

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Cast

John Boles

The Red Shadow

Carlotta King

Margot

Louise Fazenda

Susan

Johnny Arthur

Benny Kidd

Edward Martindel

General Bierbeau

Jack Pratt

Pasha

Roberto E. Guzmán

Sid El Kar

Otto Hoffman

Hasse

Marie Wells

Clementina

John Miljan

Captain Fontaine

Del Elliott

Rebel

Myrna Loy

Azuri

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