The Desert Song
From the Golden Age of Television, a live TV performance of the famed operetta, more faithful to the original than either the 1943 or 1953 film versions.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Released
- 1955
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1955
Storyline
From the Golden Age of Television, a live TV performance of the famed operetta, more faithful to the original than either the 1943 or 1953 film versions.
Top credits
Nelson Eddy — Pierre, The Red Shadow
Gale Sherwood — Margot- Rod Alexander — Dancer
- Salvatore Baccaloni — Ali Ben Ali
Did you know
• The Desert Song opened at the Casino Theatre on November 30, 1926 and ran for 471 performances.
• Final film of Viola Essen.
• This version restores the original plot element of making Pierre the son of General Birabeau, as originally written in the stage operetta. The other filmed versions made Margot the daughter of the general. However, the comic relief roles of Benny and Susan are eliminated entirely.
User reviews
BRAVOS TO NELSON EDDY AND GALE SHERWOOD!
A pleasure to watch
Nelson & Gale heat up Desert Song
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color
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