The Desert Song is a 1929 American Pre-Code operetta film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring John Boles, Louise Fazenda, and Myrna Loy..
Is this worth watching today? Honestly, only if you are a total nerd for film history or you have a weird thing for 1920s operettas. If you hate stagey acting and people bursting into song for no reason, you will probably want to throw your remote at the wall. 🌵 I went into this thinking it would be a bit like The Wi...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Roy Del Ruth
F. Martin Thornton
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"Is this worth watching today? Honestly, only if you are a total nerd for film history or you have a weird thing for 1920s operettas. If you hate stagey acting and people bursting into song for no reason, you will probably want to throw your remote at the wall. 🌵 I went into this thinking it would be a bit like The Winding Stair, but it’s much more... theatrical. Everything feels like it was filmed on a stage that just happens to have some sand dumped on it. John Boles plays the lead, Pierre, ..."
Louise Fazenda
Harvey Gates, Oscar Hammerstein II, Laurence Schwab, Otto A. Harbach, Frank Mandel
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