Charles Jackson, an American sea-captain and singing soldier-of-fortune, is arrested by the French Foreign Legion for running guns to the rebel forces in Morocco fighting against the rule of the French in north Africa. He is saved by Lili La Fleur, a singer/dance in a Morocco café and, through her, eventually becomes a hero to the Foreign Legion.
If you're looking for a serious war movie about the French Foreign Legion, you should probably keep moving. This isn't that. It’s mostly for people who like early talkies where everyone shouts their lines because they’re scared the microphone won't hear them. You’ll probably hate it if you can't stand random singing i...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
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"If you're looking for a serious war movie about the French Foreign Legion, you should probably keep moving. This isn't that. It’s mostly for people who like early talkies where everyone shouts their lines because they’re scared the microphone won't hear them. You’ll probably hate it if you can't stand random singing in the middle of a gun-running plot. J. Harold Murray plays Charles Jackson. He’s a sea captain, a gun-runner, and a "singing soldier-of-fortune." That last part is the weirdest b..."
Harry Semels
George Grossmith, Zoltan Korda, Harlan Thompson, Lajos Biró
United States
