Drums of the Desert (1940)
TEMPESTUOUS ROMANCE IN THE HEART OF THE BURNING SAHARA!
64 min
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.
- Release date
- October 6, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Edward J. Kay
Cast
- Ralph Byrd as Paul Dumont
- Lorna Gray as Helene Laroche
- George Lynn as Capt. Jean Bridaux
- Willy Castello as Addullah
- Mantan Moreland as Sgt. 'Blue' Williams
- Jean Del Val as Col. Fouchet
- Ann Codee as Mme. Fouchet
- Boyd Irwin as Capt. Andre
- Neyle Morrow as Ben Ali
- Alberto Morin as Hassan
Crew
- George Waggner · Director
- Dorothy Davenport · Writer
- John T. Neville · Writer
- George Waggner · Writer
- Paul Malvern · Producer
- Edward J. Kay · Composer
- Fred Jackman Jr. · Cinematographer
- Jack Ogilvie · Editor