The Desert Song
Genres
Overview
When the famous singer Grace Collins got off the plane that had flown her a remote place in Northen Africa little did she know she would meet love and adventure there. If she came there, it was to visit Sir Collins, her stepfather. Falling in love was not on the agenda but how could she resist the charm of Nic Brenten, an alluring and idealistic Dutch engineer? Butcan devotion and generosity really compete with the greed of someone like Sir Collins, a cynical financier who wants to dispossess the locals of the copper mine Brenten helps them to develop ?...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
0 min
Release Date
1939-11-17
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5
Zarah Leander
Grace Collins
Gustav Knuth
Nic Brenten, Ingenieur
Franz Schafheitlin
Finanzier
Friedrich Domin
Sir Collins
Gerhard Bienert
Hafenbeamter
Karl Dannemann
Reitersoldat Tom Taylor
Hermann Pfeiffer
Reporter
Herbert Wilk
Captain Frank Stanney
Ernst Karchow
Oberst Balentine
Rolf Heydel
Leutnant Scott
Carl Günther
Kommissar
Ernst Sattler
Schwedischer Konsul
Hermann Wagner
Brentens Diener Hamed
Eberhard Leithoff
Reitersoldat Steve
Renée Peter
Jane, Graces Zofe
Aruth Wartan
2. Finanzier
Aribert Grimmer
Brentens Werkmeister Butler
Herbert Klatt
Reitersoldat Jack
Helmut Brasch
Reitersoldat Sam
Charly Kracker
Reitersoldat Joe
Peter Höfer
Reitersoldat James
Hermann Pfeiffer
1. Reporter
Wilhelm Schläger
2. Reporter
Waldemar Teuscher
Telefonist
Karl Jüstel
Ober im Hotel Royal
Alfred Karen
Gast beim Empfang des Kommissars
Fritz Draeger
Gast beim Fest des Kommissars
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