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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).
Desert Command (1946) is a adventure and action film directed by Colbert Clark, released on May 31, 1946 with a runtime of 1h 12m. It stars John Wayne, Ruth Hall, Jack Mulhall and Raymond Hatton. Viewers rate it 4.2 out of 10 across 12 ratings.
John Wayne
as Tom Wayne
Ruth Hall
as Elaine Corday
Jack Mulhall
as Clancy
Raymond Hatton
as Renard
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
as Schmidt (archive footage)
Noah Beery Jr.
as Stubbs
Robert Frazer
as Maj. Booth
Robert Warwick
as Col. Brent
Hooper Atchley
as El Kadur
George Magrill
as El Maghreb
Edward Peil Sr.
as Ratkin
Al Ferguson
as Ali
Directed by Colbert Clark, produced by Nat Levine.
Average viewer score of 4.2/10 from 12 ratings.
An old creaker of a 12 chapter Foreign Legion serial actually puts John Wayne in the forefront of the action despite having him appear only fourth in the credits. The production standards of course were nothing to write home about then and are certainly slapdash now but the action has some nifty inventive moments and it was all shot on location which was a big plus. The good natured comraderie between the…
Reviewed on October 10, 2012
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…
Reviewed on July 7, 2022
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The main cast of Desert Command (1946) includes John Wayne, Ruth Hall, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton and Francis X. Bushman Jr.. The film was directed by Colbert Clark. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Desert Command was released on May 31, 1946 and runs for 1h 12m.
Desert Command (1946) holds an average rating of 4.2 out of 10 from 12 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.