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Title: The Desert Song (1943)
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| Cast overview: | |||
| Dennis Morgan | ... | Paul Hudson / El Khobar | |
| Irene Manning | ... | Margot | |
| Bruce Cabot | ... | Colonel Fontaine | |
| Lynne Overman | ... | Johnny Walsh | |
| Gene Lockhart | ... | Pere FanFan | |
| Faye Emerson | ... | Hajy | |
| Victor Francen | ... | Caid Yousseff | |
| Curt Bois | ... | François | |
| Jack La Rue | ... | Lieutenant Bertin | |
| Marcel Dalio | ... | Tarbouch | |
| Nestor Paiva | ... | Benoit | |
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Paul Hudson, leads a group of desert bandits against some Nazis, who want to use them as cheap labor for their railroad.
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Country:
USARelease Date:
13 September 1944 (Mexico) See more »Also Known As:
The Desert Song See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II
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The various commentators on the 1943 version of The Desert Song cleared up (and confirmed?) the suspicions of a 9-year old boy who thoroughly enjoyed the movie in 1944. It was only after many years and reminiscences (in addition to a fascination with the history of World War II) that I began to wonder why this movie never appeared in public again.
MY suspicions were confirmed by briantaves of Washington, DC in his comment on The Desert Song; viz., that the politics of North Africa and Vichy French were involved. Considering the time-line of the filming and release (1943-1944), it would appear that the American invasion of Morocco in November of 1942 was involved in the original planning. Our troops were actively resisted by the French troops in Morocco (under the control of the Vichy French (collaborators with the Nazis). A tricky situation considering that the "Free French", led by Charles DeGaulle in London, were our allies.
As for the copyright issues regarding one song (that keep the movie from being viewed once again), fuggedaboutit! Even as a 9-year old, I knew it was a good movie.