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Desert Nights
Also known as Noches del desierto in Argentina; Wüstennächte in Austria; Noites no Deserto in Brazil; Пустинни нощи in Bulgaria; Ørkennætter in Denmark; Les nuits du désert in France; Νύχτες αγωνίας in Greece; Notti nel deserto in Italy; 赤熱の抱擁 in Japan; Eros i lenker in Norway; Noites do Deserto in Portugal; Ночи в пустыне in Russia; El desierto de la sed in Spain; Ökennätter in Sweden
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 7177 feet
Directed by William Nigh
Cast: John Gilbert [Hugh Rand], Ernest Torrence [‘Lord Stonehill’], Mary Nolan [Lady Diana], Claude King [the real Lord Stonehill]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation [A William Nigh Production]. / Continuity (scenario) by Lenore Coffee, from a treatment by Willis Goldbeck and the adaptation by Endre Bohem of a screen story by John Thomas Neville and Dale Van Every. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons. Wardrobe (costume design) by Henrietta Frazer. Photographed (cinematography) by James Howe (James Wong Howe). Film editor, Harry Reynolds. Titles (intertitles written) by Marian Ainslee and Ruth Cummings. Music by William Axt. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. / © 11 March 1929 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation [LP199]. Released 9 March 1929. / [?] Movietone 35mm spherical 1.20:1 format and/or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / Working title: Thrift. The film was released in Canada by Regal Films, Limited, in 1929. The film was released in Denmark on 8 December 1929. The film was released in France on 10 January 1930. The film was released in Australia on 5 February 1930. The film was released in Norway by Metro-Goldwyn Filmselskap on 27 February 1930. The film was released in Argentina as on 13 May 1930. The film was released in the United Kingdom by Jury Metro-Goldwyn on 29 July 1930. The film was released in Austria in 1931. The film was released in Portugal on 14 December 1931. / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects.
Drama: Crime.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 September 2024.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Weaver-Twenty p. 143 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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