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Desert Nights

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Thieves (Ernest Torrence, Mary Nolan) take a diamond-mine manager (John Gilbert) hostage but need his help when they are stranded in the desert.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Left me cold in the desert. Rated: C+ Jul 22, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member An unashamedly fun adventure film that was the last Silent Performance of John Gilbert before he was railroaded in the tallies by Big Studio Heads. The story is so simple, a seemingly father & daughter ask for a tour of a key African Diamond Mine but have an ulterior motive to hijack the director & travel to the mine itself by foot & steal the diamonds. Although it's a little tacky it's fun & moves fast & once the daughter & director of the mine fall in love the tension really mounts. It's predictable but no less entertaining, a fun & adventurous silent. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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William Nigh

Director

John Gilbert

Hugh Rand

Ernest Torrence

Lord Stonehill

Mary Nolan

Lady Diana Stonehill

Claude King

The Real Lord Stonehill

William Nigh

Producer
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Desert Nights

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Synopsis Thieves (Ernest Torrence, Mary Nolan) take a diamond-mine manager (John Gilbert) hostage but need his help when they are stranded in the desert.
Director
William Nigh
Producer
William Nigh
Screenwriter
John T. Neville, Dale Van Every
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 12m