The Desert Song (1943) (original) (raw)
Take a famed operetta scored by Sigmund Romberg, update its tale of romance and heroics with the then-current Nazi peril, include a lively cast and imaginative direction, burnish the burning desert sands with rich Technicolor cinematography and voila! That's 1943's THE DESERT SONG. Dennis Morgan stars as the elusive El Khobar, a mysterious man of action whose work as a cabaret piano player hides his identity as the leader of a bullet-frenzied fight against the Nazis' construction of a vital North African railroad. Irene Manning plays the strawberry blonde songstress who catches the hero's eye.
Take a famed operetta scored by Sigmund Romberg, update its tale of romance and heroics with the then-current Nazi peril, include a lively cast and imaginative direction, burnish the burning desert sands with rich Technicolor cinematography and voila! That's 1943's THE DESERT SONG. Dennis Morgan stars as the elusive El Khobar, a mysterious man of action whose work as a cabaret piano player hides his identity as the leader of a bullet-frenzied fight against the Nazis' construction of a vital North African railroad. Irene Manning plays the strawberry blonde songstress who catches the hero's eye. (less)
Director: Robert Florey
Writers: Robert Buckner, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto A. Harbach, Frank Mandel, Laurence Schwab
Starring: Dennis Morgan, Irene Manning, Bruce Cabot, Lynne Overman, Gene Lockhart, Faye Emerson
Producer: Robert Buckner
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