Madonna of the Desert

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Madonna of the Desert
Madonna of the Desert poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by George Blair
Screenplay by Albert DeMond
Story by Frank Wisbar
Produced by Stephen Auer
Starring Lynne Roberts
Don "Red" Barry
Don Castle
Sheldon Leonard
Paul Hurst
Roy Barcroft
Cinematography John MacBurnie
Edited by Harry Keller
Music by Mort Glickman
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • February 23, 1948 (1948-02-23)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Madonna of the Desert is a 1948 American crime film directed by George Blair and written by Albert DeMond. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Don "Red" Barry, Don Castle, Sheldon Leonard, Paul Hurst and Roy Barcroft. The film was released on February 23, 1948 by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

An unscrupulous art collector offers to buy a historic priceless statue and spurned. He devises a plan to steal but an ex con beats him to it but only temporarily.

Cast

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References

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