The Desert Song

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 8, 1929

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Marie Wells,Myrna Loy,Roberto E. Guzmán,Otto Hoffman,John Miljan,John Boles,Edward Martindel,Jack Pratt,Carlotta King,Del Elliottand 2 more

Director

Roy Del Ruth

Writer

Oscar Hammerstein II,Frank Mandel,Otto A. Harbach,Harvey Gates

Cinematography

Barney McGill

Budget

$354,000

Revenue

$3,022,000

IMDb

tt0019813