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Drums of the Desert

Drums of the Desert

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 6, 1940

Runtime

1h 4m

Genres

Adventure

User Score

55%

Original Title

Drums of the Desert

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

Director

George Waggner

Description

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.