Summary
In an audacious bid for climatic solace, Cliff, a robust Jack Tar, abandons the humid shores of the U.S.A. for the parched expanse of Egypt. His desert sojourn, initially marked by camel-back leisure, takes an unexpected turn with an encounter involving Virginia, the intrepid progeny of Professor Newton, whose scholarly pursuits are singularly focused on unearthing the long-lost patellae of King Tutankhamun's inaugural consort. As Cliff endeavors to charm Virginia with his nascent mastery of an Egyptian tootle-pipe, his rendition of the rustic melody 'Red Rot Mamma' is abruptly interrupted. Chief Alababa, a formidable figure at the helm of the Desert Brigands, and a connoisseur of marital expansion, discerns Virginia as an ideal candidate for his forty-third matrimonial acquisition. The ensuing abduction ignites Cliff's inherent naval valor, prompting a guttural 'gobs' war cry that rallies a loyal quartet of fellow Jackies. Their pursuit culminates in a subterranean tomb, the Brigands' clandestine lair. Following a climactic confrontation, the ancient edifice is transformed into a permanent resting place for several new occupants, while Virginia is extricated from peril, her destiny now inextricably linked with a future alongside her seafaring savior.
Synopsis
Cliff is a Jack Tar on shore leave in Egypt. Having left the U.S.A. he is looking for a dryer country and finds it in the desert. He is out riding on a camel when he meets Virginia, the daughter of Professor Newton, who is trying to find the knee caps of King Tut's first wife. While Cliff is entertaining Virginia by playing on an Egyptian tootle-pipe, Chief Alababa, head of the Desert Brigands, decides that Virginia is just the girl he needs to become Mrs. Alababa No. 43. Cliff has just mastered "Red Rot Mamma" on the pipe when the chief snatches Virginia from his side. Cliff gives the war cry of the gobs and a quartet of Jackies join him. They trace Alababa to an underground tomb and when they finish with Alababa and his gang the tomb has several more permanent residents, and Virginia is safely on the way to a future with a husband on the bounding main.
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Unearthing the Sands of Silent Cinema: A Deep Dive into Desert Blues
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