Desert Sands (1955)
- Starring:
- Ralph Meeker, Marla English, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lesley Selander
Synopsis of Desert Sands
Although the French Foreign Legion became increasingly anachronistic in the 1950s, films like Desert Sands helped to perpetuate the glamorous legend of this mercenary aggregation. Ralph Meeker heads the cast as a bold legionnaire who falls in love with gorgeous Arab girl Marla English. Alas, Marla is the daughter of shiek John Carradine and the sister of vengeful Keith Larsen, both of whom have vowed to kill all Legionnaires within shouting distance. Larsen eventually discovers that his real enemy is not Meeker, but the duplicitous Carradine. Director Lesley Selander staged most of the action scenes in the manner of his western films, with excellent results. One of the scriptwriters of Desert Sands was Danny Arnold, later the prime mover of TV's Barney Miller. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Desert Sands
- Ralph Meeker - David Malcolm
- J. Carrol Naish - Diepel
- Ron Randell - Pete Havers
- Keith Larsen - El Zanal
- Otto Waldis - Gabin
- Albert Carrier - Ducco
- Philip Tonge - Sandy
- Lita Milan - Alita
- Peter Norman - Dr. Kleiner
- Aaron Saxon - Tama
- Nico Minardos - Gerard
- Marla English - Zara
- John Smith - Rex Tyle
- John Carradine - Jala
- Jarl Victor - Gina
- Peter Mamakos - Lucia
- Mort Mills - Wolock
- Terence de Marney - Kramer
- Peter Bourne - Weems
- Joseph Waring - Spokesman
- Bela Kovacs - Panton
- Director(s):
- Lesley Selander
- Writer(s):
- George F. Slavin, Danny Arnold, George W. George
- Producer(s):
- Howard W. Koch
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