The Desert Song

IMDb 5.3 1929 123 min MusicRomance

Director

Roy Del Ruth

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

John Boles
John Boles The Red Shadow
Carlotta King
Carlotta King Margot
Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda Susan
Johnny Arthur
Johnny Arthur Benny Kidd
Edward Martindel
Edward Martindel General Bierbeau