Love in the Desert

1929 film

Love in the Desert

Directed by| George Melford
Written by|

* Randolph Bartlett
* Paul Percy
* Louis Sarecky
* Harvey F. Thew

Starring|

* Olive Borden
* Hugh Trevor
* Noah Beery

Cinematography| Paul P. Perry
Edited by| Mildred Richter

Production
company

Film Booking Offices of America

Distributed by| Film Booking Offices of America

Release date

* March 17, 1929 (1929-03-17)

Running time

| 7 Reels
Country| United States
Languages| Sound (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

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## Cast

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* 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

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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

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

## References

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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

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* Hsu-Ming Teo. Desert Passions: Orientalism and Romance Novels. University of Texas Press, 2012.

## External links

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* Love in the Desert at IMDb
* Synopsis at AllMovie

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