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Director:
Robert Florey
Writers:
Robert Buckner (writer)
Oscar Hammerstein II (play)
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Release Date:
22 September 1944 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Musical more
Plot:
Paul Hudson, leads a group of desert bandits against some Nazis, who want to use them as cheap labor for their railroad. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
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Updated (1940s style) version of operetta has disappeared from view...WHY? more (26 total)

Cast

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Dennis Morgan ... Paul Hudson aka El Khobar
Irene Manning ... Margot
Bruce Cabot ... Col. Fontaine
Lynne Overman ... Johnny Walsh

Gene Lockhart ... Pere FanFan
Faye Emerson ... Hajy
Victor Francen ... Caid Yousseff
Curt Bois ... François
Jack La Rue ... Lt. Bertin
Marcel Dalio ... Tarbouch
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Nestor Paiva
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Chinle, Arizona, USA more
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Desert Song opened at the Casino Theatre on November 30, 1926 and ran for 471 performances. more
Movie Connections:
Version of The Desert Song (1929) more
Soundtrack:
Long Live the Night more

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Updated (1940s style) version of operetta has disappeared from view...WHY?, 22 April 2001
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

For years I've been waiting for this Dennis Morgan-Irene Manning version of 'The Desert Song' (filmed in beautiful technicolor) to be released either to cable TV or VHS. When Turner Classic Movies offered a recap of his work, they failed to show 'The Desert Song'. It's one of his finest roles, giving him the chance to sing some of the great Romberg songs. The plot is updated to weave in the theme of Nazi menace. Morgan is a mild-mannered nightclub singer who is really the leader of the Riffs opposing Nazi plans to construct a new railroad in North Africa. The singer at the club is played by the lovely Irene Manning, a largely forgotten actress today who had a fine singing voice. Victor Francen, Bruce Cabot and Lynn Overman have the chief supporting roles. For copyright reasons unknown to me, this film has been withheld from public domain or any kind of release to video. A shame for it seemed quite a bit more convincing than the later remake with Kathryn Grayson and Gordon MacRae.

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