Top billed cast

1. 

   Victor McLaglen

   The Sergeant

2. 

   Boris Karloff

   Sanders

3. 

   Wallace Ford

   Morelli

4. 

   Reginald Denny

   Brown

5. 

   J.M. Kerrigan

   Quincannon

6. 

   Billy Bevan

   Hale

7. 

   Alan Hale

   Cook

8. 

   Brandon Hurst

   Bell

9. 

   Douglas Walton

   Pearson

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-29

When the commander of a desert patrol is shot leading his men on a secret mission, nobody left knows where they are supposed to be going but “Sgt. Quincannon” (was it a contractual obligation for Victor McLaglen’s character to be called that?) knows they have to find water and shelter soon. To that end, they head to an oasis where they settle for the night but in the morning discover their horses have been stolen and their sentry killed. Now, with the sun beating down on them and with no idea what they are supposed to be doing now, the psychology of their situation starts to affect each ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• sniper
• middle east
• ambush
• world war i
• british army
• desert oasis
• patrol
• desert
• pre-code
• mesopotamia