Desert Nights

Desert Nights
Directed by William Nigh
Produced by William Nigh
Written by John T. Neville (story)
Dale Van Every (story)
Willis Goldbeck (treatment)
Endre Bohem (adaptation)
Marian Ainslee (titles)
Ruth Cummings (titles)
Lenore J. Coffee (continuity)
Starring John Gilbert
Ernest Torrence
Mary Nolan
Music by William Axt(uncredited)
Cinematography James Wong Howe
Editing by Harry Reynolds
Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s) March 9, 1929
Running time 62 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

Desert Nights, also known as Thirst, is a 1929 drama film.[1][2] It was the last silent film for star John Gilbert. Two thieves victimize a diamond mine and kidnap its manager, but he gains the upper hand (and falls in love with one of them) when they flee into the hostile desert. The film is available for download or DVD purchase from Warner Brothers Archive collection site.

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Notes

  1. ^ Variety film review; May 8, 1929, page 24.
  2. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; May 11, 1929, page 75.

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