The Desert Song (1929 film)

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The Desert Song (1929 film) is an early Warner Bros. musical adventure film adaptation of the operetta of the same name, notable for its use of early sound technology and romantic desert setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adventure film
film
musical film
basedOn The Desert Song
surface form: The Desert Song (operetta)
colorProcess two-color Technicolor sequences
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Roy Del Ruth
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
filmStudioEra early sound era
format part-talkie
genre adventure
musical
lyricsBy Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
Otto Harbach
mainCharacter Margot
The Red Shadow
musicBy Sigmund Romberg
narrativeTheme identity concealment
rebellion
romance
notableFor adaptation of popular operetta
early use of synchronized sound
romantic desert adventure setting
originalLanguage English
producer Henry Blanke
productionCompany Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
releaseYear 1929
setting French Morocco
desert
title The Desert Song
usesTechnology Vitaphone
surface form: Vitaphone sound system

early sound-on-disc technology

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Achmed Abdullah wroteScreenplayFor The Desert Song (1929 film)