Drums of the Desert
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, 1940Runtime
64 minGenres
AdventureDirected by
George WaggnerScreenplay by
George Waggner, Dorothy DavenportStory by
John T. NevilleLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Ralph Byrd
Paul DumontLorna Gray
Helene LarocheGeorge Lynn
Captain Jean Bridaux (as George Peter Lynn)Willy Castello
Addullah (as William Castello)Mantan Moreland
Sergeant 'Blue' WilliamsJean Del Val
Colonel Fouchet (as Jean Del-Val)Ann Codee
Mme. FouchetBoyd Irwin
Captain AndreNeyle Morrow
Ben AliAlberto Morin
HassanJack Chefe
StewardDeForest Covan
TribesmanDonald Kerr
Hospital AttendantCharles Townsend
Sergeant DuvalImages
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