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Raiders of the Desert (1941)

Raiders of the Desert poster
Directed by
John Rawlins
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 01m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a Middle Eastern setting, an American adventurer teams up with a spirited local woman to outwit a band of antagonists. They chase after a valuable prize while trading jokes and evading trouble.

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What happens

Raiders of the Desert is a 1941 American comedy adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Andy Devine, Richard Arlen and Linda Hayes. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It featured early appearance by Turhan Bey and Maria Montez. It was the first time she made a film set in the Orient. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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