Drums of the Desert (1940)
Synopsis of Drums of the Desert
Twixt and tween his Dick Tracy movies, Ralph Byrd plays a Foreign Legionnaire in Drums of the Desert. Byrd and his pal Peter George Lynn alternately fight off the Riffs and fight each other over the affections of lovely Lorna Gray. Gee...we always thought that people joined the Foreign Legion to forget women. Monogram's resident black comedian Mantan Moreland is on hand for his usual impeccably timed (albeit politically incorrect) comedy routines. Drums of the Desert was directed by veteran actionmeister George Waggner, long before he began billing himself as "George WaGGner." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 63 mins
Complete Cast of Drums of the Desert
- Ralph Byrd - Paul Dumont
- Peter George Lynn - Raoul
- Jean del Val - Col. Fouchet
- Boyd Irwin - Capt. Andre
- Alberto Morin - Hassan
- Lorna Gray - Helene
- Mantan Moreland - Sgt. Williams
- Ann Codee - Mme. Fouchet
- Neyle Marx - Ben Ali
- William Costello - Abdullah
- Director(s):
- George Waggner
- Writer(s):
- Dorothy Reid, Dorothy Davenport, George Waggner
- Producer(s):
- Paul Malvern
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