Desert Song, The
Warner Bros. Pictures (1953)
Musical
In Collection
#3676
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IMDB   6.4
1 hr 50 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Kathryn Grayson Margot Birabeau
Gordon MacRae Paul Bonnard
Steve Cochran Capt. Claud Fontaine
Raymond Massey Sheik Yousseff
Dick Wesson Benjy Kidd
Allyn Ann McLerie Azuri
Ray Collins Gen. Birabeau
Paul Picerni Hassari
Frank DeKova Mindar
William Conrad Lachmed
Trevor Bardette Neri
Mark Dana Lt. Duvalle
Rico Alaniz Legionnaire
Ben Astar Sheik
Peter Brocco Old Refugee
Director
H. Bruce Humberstone
Producer Rudi Fehr
Writer Oscar Hammerstein II
Otto A. Harbach

t's my understanding that this great movie was re-mastered in the mid-90s, and even shown for one week in New York City before suddenly being taken out of circulation. Apparently, there is a copyright problem over ONE SONG in the movie, which has apparently caused Warner Bros./Turner Classic Movies, or whomever has its rights, to withhold release of The Desert Song (1944 version) from theatrical circulation or home video and DVD. One would think there must be a way around this stumbling block, even if the (probably unfamiliar, non-Romberg) song had to be deleted to permit its re-release. -- Bob Elsner, Palm Sprngs, CA
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