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| ⚫ | American Michael Gordon (]) is an journalist working in Damascus when his colleague, William Chalmers (]) is murdered. Gordon wants to find out why. He is helped along by glamourous secret agent Yvonne (]), who is on the trail of a group of Nazi saboteurs. Intrigue centers around the actions of Josef Danesco (]) who offers to sell information and French diplomatic official Andre Leroux (]) and Eric Latimer (]), the owner of the Hotel International, both suspected of having connections with the Nazis. | ||
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| ⚫ | Michael Gordon (]) is an journalist working in Damascus when his colleague is murdered. Gordon wants to find out why. He is helped along by glamourous secret agent Yvonne (]), who is on the trail of a group of Nazi saboteurs. | ||
| Gordon enlists the help of Mathew Reed (]), a member of the American Consulate and discovers a plot to involve the Arabs, led by Abdul El Rashid (]} in an insurrection as a preliminary diversion to an attack on the Suez Canal by the Nazis. The encounter with the conspirators leaves Reed and Latimer dead and Cordon badly wounded, but the plot to attack the Suez Canal is thwarted. | |||
| ==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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| * ] as Andre Leroux (as Andre Charlot) | * ] as Andre Leroux (as Andre Charlot) | ||
| * ] as Chakka - Arab Henchman at Airport | * ] as Chakka - Arab Henchman at Airport | ||
| * ] as William Chalmers (as Robert Andersen) | * ] as William Chalmers (credited as Robert Andersen) | ||
| * ] as Eben Kareem | * ] as Eben Kareem | ||
| ==Production== | |||
| Set mainly on the RKO backlot, the production relied on the customary sets that had been used in a variety of other films including '']'' (1939). <ref> Teague, Kipp. ''40 Acres''. Retrieved: July 17, 2013.</ref> | |||
| ==Reception== | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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1944 American film| Action in Arabia | |
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| Directed by | Leonide Moguy |
| Written by | Philip MacDonald Herbert J. Biberman |
| Produced by | Maurice Geraghty |
| Starring | George Sanders Virginia Bruce Robert Armstrong |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Robert Swink |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Distributed by | RKO |
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| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Action in Arabia is a 1944 film starring George Sanders and Virginia Bruce. The film was written by Philip MacDonald and Herbert J. Biberman, and directed by Leonide Moguy. The supporting cast includes Gene Lockhart and Robert Armstrong, and the plot involves trouble and intrigue with the Nazis in Damascus, who scheme to seize control of the Suez Canal.
Plot summary
American Michael Gordon (George Sanders) is an journalist working in Damascus when his colleague, William Chalmers (Robert Anderson) is murdered. Gordon wants to find out why. He is helped along by glamourous secret agent Yvonne (Virginia Bruce), who is on the trail of a group of Nazi saboteurs. Intrigue centers around the actions of Josef Danesco (Gene Lockhart) who offers to sell information and French diplomatic official Andre Leroux (André Charlot) and Eric Latimer (Alan Napier), the owner of the Hotel International, both suspected of having connections with the Nazis.
Gordon enlists the help of Mathew Reed (Robert Armstrong), a member of the American Consulate and discovers a plot to involve the Arabs, led by Abdul El Rashid (H.B. Warner} in an insurrection as a preliminary diversion to an attack on the Suez Canal by the Nazis. The encounter with the conspirators leaves Reed and Latimer dead and Cordon badly wounded, but the plot to attack the Suez Canal is thwarted.
Cast
- George Sanders as Michael Gordon
- Virginia Bruce as Yvonne Danesco
- Lenore Aubert as Mounirah al-Rashid
- Gene Lockhart as Josef Danesco
- Robert Armstrong as Matthew Reed
- H.B. Warner as Abdul El Rashid
- Alan Napier as Eric Latimer
- André Charlot as Andre Leroux (as Andre Charlot)
- Marcel Dalio as Chakka - Arab Henchman at Airport
- Robert Anderson as William Chalmers (credited as Robert Andersen)
- Jamiel Hasson as Eben Kareem
Production
Set mainly on the RKO backlot, the production relied on the customary sets that had been used in a variety of other films including Gone with the Wind (1939).
Reception
References
- Teague, Kipp. "The later RKO years: 1940-1958." 40 Acres. Retrieved: July 17, 2013.