The Desert Bride (1928 film)

The Desert Bride
Directed byWalter Lang
Written byEwart Adamson
Produced byHarry Cohn
StarringBetty Compson
Allan Forrest
CinematographyRay June
Edited byArthur Roberts
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 26, 1928 (1928-03-26)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Desert Bride is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring Betty Compson and Allan Forrest.[1] Until 2017, the film was considered to be lost.[2]

The film was released as part of Columbia Classics Volume 5 on Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray Disc on October 22, 2024, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment as a bonus film.[3]

Plot

In North Africa a French intelligence officer and his fiancée are taken prisoner by Arab Nationalists, whose leader tortures them before they are rescued by French troops.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "The Desert Bride". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Desert Bride". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Library of Congress. May 2017. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Gilchrist, Todd (July 16, 2024). "'Little Women,' 'Tootsie,' 'On the Waterfront' and More Due on 4K UHD in 'Columbia Classics Volume 5' Box Set (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

Bibliography

  • Parish, James & Robert & Pitts, Michael R. The Great Spy Pictures. Scarecrow Press, 1974.


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