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The Desert Song (1953)

The Best Loved of all Musical Adventures!

Genre : Music, Romance

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : H. Bruce Humberstone
Writer : Roland Kibbee

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Kathryn Grayson
Kathryn Grayson
Margot Birabeau
Gordon MacRae
Gordon MacRae
El Khobar / Paul Bonnard
Steve Cochran
Steve Cochran
Captain Claude Fontaine
Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
Sheik Yousseff
Dick Wesson
Dick Wesson
Benjamin 'Benjy' Kidd
Allyn Ann McLerie
Allyn Ann McLerie
Azuri
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
Gen. Birabeau
Paul Picerni
Paul Picerni
Hassan
Frank De Kova
Frank De Kova
Mindar
William Conrad
William Conrad
Lachmed
Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette
Neri
Mark Dana
Mark Dana
Lt. Duvalle
Ben Astar
Ben Astar
Sheik
Bhogwan Singh
Bhogwan Singh
Old Villager
Jack Tornek
Jack Tornek
Riff Guard
Cosmo Sardo
Cosmo Sardo
Legionnaire
Charles Perry
Charles Perry
Legionnaire (uncredited)

Crews

H. Bruce Humberstone
H. Bruce Humberstone
Director
Roland Kibbee
Roland Kibbee
Screenplay
Rudi Fehr
Rudi Fehr
Producer
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Theatre Play
Otto A. Harbach
Otto A. Harbach
Theatre Play
Frank Mandel
Frank Mandel
Theatre Play
Laurence Schwab
Laurence Schwab
Theatre Play
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Robert Burks
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
William H. Ziegler
William H. Ziegler
Editor
Stanley Fleischer
Stanley Fleischer
Art Direction
William L. Kuehl
William L. Kuehl
Set Decoration
Howard Hohler
Howard Hohler
Script Supervisor
Sigmund Romberg
Sigmund Romberg
Music

Trailers and other movies

Preview Clip | The Desert Song | Warner Archive

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