The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1939 · 87 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama

When the famous singer Grace Collins got off the plane that had flown her a remote place in Northen Africa little did she know she would meet love and adventure there. If she came there, it was to visit Sir Collins, her stepfather. Falling in love was not on the agenda but how could she resist the charm of Nic Brenten, an alluring and idealistic Dutch engineer? Butcan devotion and generosity really compete with the greed of someone like Sir Collins, a cynical financier who wants to dispossess the locals of the copper mine Brenten helps them to develop ?...

Directed by Paul Martin · Written by Walther von Hollander

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Zarah Leander Grace Collins
Gustav Knuth Nic Brenten, Ingenieur
Franz Schafheitlin Finanzier
Friedrich Domin Sir Collins
Gerhard Bienert Hafenbeamter
Karl Dannemann Reitersoldat Tom Taylor
Hermann Pfeiffer Reporter
Herbert Wilk Captain Frank Stanney
Ernst Karchow Oberst Balentine
Rolf Heydel Leutnant Scott
Carl Günther Kommissar
Ernst Sattler Schwedischer Konsul

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