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…
Desert Command (1946)
A Story of the Modern Escapades of the Most Famous Adventurers in all Fiction!
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).
Top Cast
John Wayne
Tom Wayne
Ruth Hall
Elaine Corday
Jack Mulhall
Clancy
Raymond Hatton
Renard
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Schmidt (archive footage)
Noah Beery Jr.
Stubbs
Robert Frazer
Maj. Booth
Robert Warwick
Col. Brent
Hooper Atchley
El Kadur
George Magrill
El Maghreb
Edward Peil Sr.
Ratkin
Al Ferguson
Ali
Lon Chaney Jr.
Lt. Armand Corday
Gordon De Main
Col. Duval
William Desmond
Capt. Boncour
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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…
FAQ about Desert Command
What is Desert Command about?
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).
When was Desert Command released?
Desert Command was released in 1946.
What genres does Desert Command belong to?
Desert Command is categorised as Adventure, Action.
Who stars in Desert Command?
The cast of Desert Command includes John Wayne, Ruth Hall, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, Francis X. Bushman Jr..