A British officer in the Camel Corps in Egypt goes undercover to investigate a gang of drug smugglers. He enlists the aid of a female pilot to help break up the gang.

Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for 1930s British comedies that suddenly decide to turn into gritty police procedurals in the middle of a desert, you’ll probably find something to love here. Everyone else? You might find the whole thing a bit dusty. It’s an odd, lopsided little film that feels like two diffe...

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Tim Whelan

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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for 1930s British comedies that suddenly decide to turn into gritty police procedurals in the middle of a desert, you’ll probably find something to love here. Everyone else? You might find the whole thing a bit dusty. It’s an odd, lopsided little film that feels like two different scripts got glued together by someone in a hurry. Jack Hulbert is doing his absolute best to carry the weight of the film on his shoulders. He has that specific, frantic ener..."

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Tim Whelan, W.P. Lipscomb, Russell G. Medcraft, Guy Bolton, Jack Hulbert
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