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Love in the Desert (1929)

Love in the Desert poster
Original title
Love In The Desert
Directed by
George Melford
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A love story unfolds in a desert setting. The film features spoken dialogue in some parts and uses music and title cards. It was one of the early sound films.

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What happens

Love in the Desert is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by George Melford and starring Olive Borden, Hugh Trevor, and Noah Beery. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the RCA Photophone sound-on-film system. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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