Drums of the Desert
Adventure
TEMPESTUOUS ROMANCE IN THE HEART OF THE BURNING SAHARA!
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.
1940-10-06
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Cast
Director
George Waggner
Ralph Byrd as Paul Dumont
Lorna Gray as Helene Laroche
George Lynn as Captain Jean Bridaux (as George Peter Lynn)
Willy Castello as Addullah (as William Castello)
Mantan Moreland as Sergeant 'Blue' Williams
Jean Del Val as Colonel Fouchet (as Jean Del-Val)
Ann Codee as Mme. Fouchet
Boyd Irwin as Captain Andre
Neyle Morrow as Ben Ali
Alberto Morin as Hassan
Jack Chefe as Steward
DeForest Covan as Tribesman
Donald Kerr as Hospital Attendant
Charles Townsend as Sergeant Duval