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      The Desert Song

      1953 1h 50m Musical List
      Reviews A civil war between Morocco's Berber and Arab populations provides the backdrop for this romantic musical adventure. Headstrong Margot (Kathryn Grayson) and her father, Gen. Birabeau (Ray Collins), arrive from Paris to a remote Foreign Legion outpost. The powerful Sheik Yousseff (Raymond Massey) has devised a scheme to discredit the mysterious warlord El Khobar by having his men attack the fort disguised as Berbers -- a plan Margot and her tutor, Paul Bonnard (Gordon MacRae), attempt to foil. Read More Read Less

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      Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Romberg's well-worn songs are still quite listenable, but the story's mixture of corn and sand is getting fairly hard to swallow. Oct 28, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis A civil war between Morocco's Berber and Arab populations provides the backdrop for this romantic musical adventure. Headstrong Margot (Kathryn Grayson) and her father, Gen. Birabeau (Ray Collins), arrive from Paris to a remote Foreign Legion outpost. The powerful Sheik Yousseff (Raymond Massey) has devised a scheme to discredit the mysterious warlord El Khobar by having his men attack the fort disguised as Berbers -- a plan Margot and her tutor, Paul Bonnard (Gordon MacRae), attempt to foil.
      Director
      H. Bruce Humberstone
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
      Genre
      Musical
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 50m