Drums of the Desert (1940)

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Country: USA
Genres: Adventure
Release: 1940-10-07
Director: George Waggner
Writers: Dorothy Davenport , John T. Neville , George Waggner
Language: English
Stars: Ralph Byrd , Lorna Gray , George Lynn , Willy Castello , Mantan Moreland , Jean Del Val , Ann Codee , Boyd Irwin , Neyle Morrow , Alberto Morin
Runtime: 64 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Φίλησέ με πριν πεθάνω (Greece) , Tambores do Deserto (Brazil) , Trommels der woestijn (Belgium) , A Guerra Britânica no Deserto (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Tambours du désert (Belgium) , Drums of the Desert (United States of America) , Paixões Ardentes (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Drums of the Desert (United Kingdom) , Drums of the Desert , Filise me prin pethano (Greece)
Plot: 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. They 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.
IMDB:tt0032421