Desert Nights

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Desert Nights

1929

1h 2m

5.4(15 votes)

Adventure

Drama

Overview

Jewel thieves pull a heist on a diamond mining operation in Africa and take the foreman hostage before escaping into the Kalahari Desert, but when they get lost, the foreman must take charge and save them.

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4 featured cast members

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John Gilbert

Hugh Rand

Ernest Torrence

Steve

Mary Nolan

Diana

Claude King

The Real Lord Stonehill

Creative team

Directed by: William Nigh
Written by: Lenore J. Coffee
John T. Neville
Produced by: William Nigh

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