Zarah, a beautiful Arabian played by Olive Borden, saves irrigation engineer Bob Winslow (Hugh Trevor) from being abducted by bandit leader Abdullah (Noah Beery)..
Is Love in the Desert worth watching today? Only if you have a real soft spot for 1920s melodrama or you’ve run out of literally everything else on your watchlist. It is definitely for the crowd that enjoys seeing how old Hollywood used to imagine the 'Middle East' back when everything was shot in a California sand du...
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"Is Love in the Desert worth watching today? Only if you have a real soft spot for 1920s melodrama or you’ve run out of literally everything else on your watchlist. It is definitely for the crowd that enjoys seeing how old Hollywood used to imagine the 'Middle East' back when everything was shot in a California sand dune. 🌵 If you hate slow, silent-style acting where people stare at each other for ten seconds before doing anything, stay far away. Olive Borden plays Zarah, and honestly, she’s ..."
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