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A Son of the Sahara(1924)
Status: Released
Date: 1924-04-13
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Time: 1h 20m
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As a boy, Raoul is reared by an Arab tribe in Algerian Sahara. Years later, as a refined Europeanized gentleman, he falls in love with Barbara, an officer's daughter, who rejects him when she discovers his background. Affecting a raid, he captures her and then secretly buys her at a slave auction. When she is rescued by French troops, however, his ancestry is established and they find happiness together.
Languages: Arabic, English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Associated First National
Movie: A Son of the Sahara
Top 6 Billed Cast
Bert Lytell
Raoul Le Breton
Claire Windsor
Barbara Barbier
Walter McGrail
Capt. Jean Duval
Rosemary Theby
Rayma
Montagu Love
Sultan Cassim Ammeh / Colonel Barbier
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As a boy, Raoul is reared by an Arab tribe in Algerian Sahara. Years later, as a refined Europeanized gentleman, he falls in love with Barbara, an officer's daughter, who rejects him when she discovers his background. Affecting a raid, he captures her and then secretly buys her at a slave auction. When she is rescued by French troops, however, his ancestry is established and they find happiness together.
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1924-04-13
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