An American tourist catches the eye of a disguised Egyptian prince who decides to kidnap her, then try to win her love.An American tourist catches the eye of a disguised Egyptian prince who decides to kidnap her, then try to win her love.An American tourist catches the eye of a disguised Egyptian prince who decides to kidnap her, then try to win her love.
André Cheron
- Hotel Desk Clerk
- (uncredited)
Albert Conti
- Restaurant Manager
- (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
- Street Passerby
- (uncredited)
Isabelle Keith
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
- Butler at Wedding
- (uncredited)
Pedro Regas
- Dragoman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen Jamil leaves Diana's room via the balcony, a camera shadow is briefly seen moving across the railing under him, at the bottom of the picture.
- ConnectionsReferenced in La casa de las mujeres perdidas (1983)
- SoundtracksLove Songs of the Nile
by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Sung in Egyptian and English by Ramon Novarro (uncredited)
Reprised by Ramon Novarro (uncredited) often
Hummed by Myrna Loy (uncredited)
[Played as background music throughout]
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Delightful Desert Romance
I loved this pre-code romance with Ramon Novarro and Myrna Loy as it hearkened back to the days of similar stories such as Valentino's Sheik movies.
Ramon has never been sexier than as the Egyptian prince who's moonlighting as something of a cad and a gigolo, but who really only has eyes for Myrna! And Myrna has never looked lovelier than as the high class American who is initially repelled by The Barbarian who abducts her. It's no wonder that she changes her mind in the end when you get a load of her future mother-in-law! The only problem that I had with the story was that the prince abducts Myrna's character which involves her at first being taken against her will, and the trek through the desert seemed to go on forever! This is a finely acted movie with great production values, including gorgeous sets and excellent secondary performances by Reginald Denny as Myrna's fiancé and Louise Hale as Myrna's no nonsense companion! Her tart tongued barbs steal every scene she's in! Ramon has a soft, melodious voice perfectly suited for sound and he gets to sing in several languages! Also look for Myrna in a bathing scene that could only have been done pre-code! Wonderful, escapist pre-code fare!
Ramon has never been sexier than as the Egyptian prince who's moonlighting as something of a cad and a gigolo, but who really only has eyes for Myrna! And Myrna has never looked lovelier than as the high class American who is initially repelled by The Barbarian who abducts her. It's no wonder that she changes her mind in the end when you get a load of her future mother-in-law! The only problem that I had with the story was that the prince abducts Myrna's character which involves her at first being taken against her will, and the trek through the desert seemed to go on forever! This is a finely acted movie with great production values, including gorgeous sets and excellent secondary performances by Reginald Denny as Myrna's fiancé and Louise Hale as Myrna's no nonsense companion! Her tart tongued barbs steal every scene she's in! Ramon has a soft, melodious voice perfectly suited for sound and he gets to sing in several languages! Also look for Myrna in a bathing scene that could only have been done pre-code! Wonderful, escapist pre-code fare!
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- Budget
- $444,399 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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