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Drums of the Desert
First aired on Oct 6, 1940
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Genres: Adventure

On his way to a post as special adviser of the new parachute troops of the French Foreign Legion in Morocco, Paul Dumont meets the beautiful Helene on the ship. A romance ensues, but the two decide to part when Paul learns that Helene is the fiancée of his best friend and fellow officer Raoul. Raoul is wounded during an Arab attack and the wedding is postponed, and Helene and Paul are thrown together and find it impossible to hide their feelings. The meet in the tent of Hassan, a fortune teller, not knowing the tent is a storage place for arms and ammunition belonging to Addullah, an Arab leader determined to avenge the death of his brother Ben Ali.

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Ralph Byrd | Paul Dumont
Lorna Gray | Helene Laroche
George Lynn | Captain Jean Bridaux (as George Peter Lynn)
Willy Castello | Addullah (as William Castello)
Mantan Moreland | Sergeant 'Blue' Williams
Jean Del Val | Colonel Fouchet (as Jean Del-Val)
Featured Crew
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George Waggner | Director
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Dorothy Davenport | Screenplay
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George Waggner | Screenplay
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John T. Neville | Story