Love in the Desert

1929 film

  • Randolph Bartlett
  • Paul Percy
  • Louis Sarecky
  • Harvey F. Thew
Starring
  • Olive Borden
  • Hugh Trevor
  • Noah Beery
CinematographyPaul P. PerryEdited byMildred Richter
Production
company
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • March 17, 1929 (1929-03-17)
Running time
7 ReelsCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

Love in the Desert is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by George Melford and starring Olive Borden, Hugh Trevor, and Noah Beery.[1] In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the RCA Photophone sound-on-film system.[2]

Plot

Cast

  • Olive Borden as Zarah
  • Hugh Trevor as Bob Winslow
  • Noah Beery as Abdullah
  • Frank Leigh as Harim
  • Pearl Varvalle as Fatima
  • William H. Tooker as Mr. Winslow
  • Ida Darling as Mrs. Winslow
  • Alan Roscoe as Houdish
  • Hilliard Karr as Briggs
  • Gordon Magee as Sears

Preservation status

Prints of Love in the Desert survive in Cineteca Del Friuli (Gemona) and Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (Fort de Bois-d'Arcy).[3]

See also

  • List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

  1. ^ Hsu-Ming Teo p. 2
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Love in the Desert
  3. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Love in the Desert

Bibliography

  • Hsu-Ming Teo. Desert Passions: Orientalism and Romance Novels. University of Texas Press, 2012.
  • Love in the Desert at IMDb
  • Synopsis at AllMovie
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