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Drums of the Desert( 1940)

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TEMPESTUOUS ROMANCE IN THE HEART OF THE BURNING SAHARA!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ralph Byrd

      Paul Dumont

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      Lorna Gray

      Helene Laroche

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      George Lynn

      Captain Jean Bridaux (as George Peter Lynn)

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      Willy Castello

      Addullah (as William Castello)

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      Mantan Moreland

      Sergeant 'Blue' Williams

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      Jean Del Val

      Colonel Fouchet (as Jean Del-Val)

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      Ann Codee

      Mme. Fouchet

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      Boyd Irwin

      Captain Andre

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      Neyle Morrow

      Ben Ali

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      Alberto Morin

      Hassan

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      Jack Chefe

      Steward

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      Bud Harrison

      Bobo

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      DeForest Covan

      Tribesman

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      Donald Kerr

      Hospital Attendant

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      John Stark

      Bartosh

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      Charles Townsend

      Sergeant Duval

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu 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 is engaged to his best friend George Lynn ("Capt. Bridaux") who is also stationed at the same fort. When some local tribesmen attack the camp, and "Bridaux" is injured, their wedding is postponed and the ringleader of the attackers - the brother of the local Sheikh - is executed. Needless to say, th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • morocco