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Drums of the Desert (1940)

"TEMPESTUOUS ROMANCE IN THE HEART OF THE BURNING SAHARA!"

5.0/10 1h 4m Oct 06, 1940
Adventure

On his way to a post as special adviser of the new parachute troops of the French Foreign Legion in Morocco, Paul Dumont meets the beautiful Helene on the ship. A romance ensues, but the two decide to part when Paul learns that Helene is the fiancée of his best friend and fellow officer Raoul. Raoul is wounded during an Arab attack and the wedding is postponed, and Helene and Paul are thrown together and find it impossible to hide their feelings. The meet in the tent of Hassan, a fortune teller, not knowing the tent is a storage place for arms and ammunition belonging to Addullah, an Arab leader determined to avenge the death of his brother Ben Ali.

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Movie Details

Original Title Drums of the Desert
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8

Cast

Ralph Byrd
Ralph Byrd
Paul Dumont
Popularity: 1.5
Lorna Gray
Lorna Gray
Helene Laroche
Popularity: 0.7
George Lynn
George Lynn
Captain Jean Bridaux (as George Peter Lynn)
Popularity: 3.8
Willy Castello
Willy Castello
Addullah (as William Castello)
Popularity: 2.2
Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland
Sergeant 'Blue' Williams
Popularity: 5.1
Jean Del Val
Jean Del Val
Colonel Fouchet (as Jean Del-Val)
Popularity: 1.7
Ann Codee
Ann Codee
Mme. Fouchet
Popularity: 0.8
Boyd Irwin
Boyd Irwin
Captain Andre
Popularity: 1.1
Neyle Morrow
Neyle Morrow
Ben Ali
Popularity: 0.9
Alberto Morin
Alberto Morin
Hassan
Popularity: 1.9
Jack Chefe
Jack Chefe
Steward
Popularity: 4.1
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Bud Harrison
Bobo
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director George Waggner
Screenplay Dorothy Davenport, George Waggner

Production

Monogram Pictures
US

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Backdrops
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Keywords

morocco

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jun 23, 2022

Ralph Byrd is really pretty poor here as "Lt. Paul Dupont", an officer in the French Foreign Legion sent to Morocco to train an elite squadron of paratroopers. On his way across on the boat from France, he meets "Helene Laroche" (Lorna Gray) and they have a brief romance before they realise that she ... Read more

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Details
Release Date October 6, 1940
Runtime 1h 4m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8
Links
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