In this film, the highlights are the singing performances of Kathryn Grayson and Gordon MacRae. Unfortunately, the songs they sing are not really memorable. They certainly are not the quality of songs that you find yourself humming as you leave the theater. To make matters worse, these musical oases are separated by vast distances of desert-like story that are uninspiring.
The tale that surrounds the music is about a tribal conflict in the Sahara and the political tensions between the locals and the French. A wily but deceitful sheik is portrayed by Raymond Massey. MacRae plays the good-guy-in-disguise Paul Bonnard, who moonlights as El Khobar--the mysterious opposition to Massey's plans.
Comic relief is handled by Dick Wesson, but his performance is not very comic and it only intrudes on the real story.
There is little to recommend this film, but fans of Grayson and MacRae will probably want to catch their performances.
The tale that surrounds the music is about a tribal conflict in the Sahara and the political tensions between the locals and the French. A wily but deceitful sheik is portrayed by Raymond Massey. MacRae plays the good-guy-in-disguise Paul Bonnard, who moonlights as El Khobar--the mysterious opposition to Massey's plans.
Comic relief is handled by Dick Wesson, but his performance is not very comic and it only intrudes on the real story.
There is little to recommend this film, but fans of Grayson and MacRae will probably want to catch their performances.