The Desert Bride (1928 film)

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The Desert Bride
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Directed by Walter Lang
Written by Ewart Adamson
Produced by Harry Cohn
Starring Betty Compson
Allan Forrest
Cinematography Ray June
Edited by Arthur Roberts
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 26, 1928 (1928-03-26)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Desert Bride is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring Betty Compson and Allan Forrest. [1] The film is considered to be lost. [2]

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Plot

In North Africa a French intelligence officer and his fiancée are taken prisoner by Arab Nationalists, whose leader tortures them before they are rescued by French troops.

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References

  1. Hal Erickson (2014). "The Desert Bride". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  2. "The Desert Bride". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

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