The Desert Song

The Desert Song

123 mins | Romance, Music | April 8, 1929

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.

The Desert Song

123 mins | Romance, Music | April 8, 1929

The Desert Song
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Desert Song
Directors Roy Del Ruth
Writers Harvey Gates

Cast

John Boles

as The Red Shadow

Carlotta King

as Margot

Louise Fazenda

as Susan

Johnny Arthur

as Benny Kidd

Edward Martindel

as General Bierbeau

Jack Pratt

as Pasha

Roberto E. Guzmán

as Sid El Kar

Otto Hoffman

as Hasse

Marie Wells

as Clementina

John Miljan

as Captain Fontaine

Del Elliott

as Rebel

Myrna Loy

as Azuri