Desert Command

Desert Command

6/4/1948 1h 12m 3.8/10

Overview

Tom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going after El Shaitan, a bad guy who is never seen as he tries to wipe out the Foreign Legion. Feature version of the movie serial, The Three Musketeers (1934).

Director

Armand Schaefer

Top Billed Cast

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Schmidt (archive footage)

John Wayne

John Wayne

Tom Wayne

Noah Beery Jr.

Noah Beery Jr.

Stubbs

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Renard

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Clancy

Ruth Hall

Ruth Hall

Elaine Corday

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7/7/2022

4/10

This compilation from the serial "The Three Musketeers" (nothing to do with Alexandre Dumas' story) is probably more notable for it's more impressive aerial acrobatics than for anything we see from the actors. John Wayne leads the cast as one of a trio of French Foreign legionnaires dealing with renegade Arab forces led by the enigmatic "El Shaitan" who is smuggling weapons to the local tribes. It frequently uses the music to cover up for lack of decent audio and though it does try to make much more use of outdoor, rather then studio scenarios - quite brave (and expensive) for 1933, it is still a pretty ropey affair to look at. It's still worth a watch as an historical piece of cinema, but keep your sights aimed low...

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