| The Camels are Coming | |
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| Directed by | Tim Whelan |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Written by | Guy Bolton Jack Hulbert W.P. Lipscomb |
| Starring | Jack Hulbert Anna Lee Hartley Power Harold Huth |
| Music by | Jack Beaver Louis Levy |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
| Release date(s) | October 1934 |
| Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Camels are Coming is a 1934 British comedy adventure film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Jack Hulbert, Anna Lee, Hartley Power and Harold Huth. A British officer in the Royal Egyptian Air Force combats drug smugglers.[1]
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It is loosely based on a book of the same name released the previous year and was directed by Tim Whelan, an American who made a number of British films. It was filmed at Islington Studios and on location in Egypt around Cairo and Gizeh including at the famous Shepheard's Hotel.
Many of the scenes later had to be reshot in London as sand had got into the cameras, and high winds prevented the recording of dialogue.[2]
It was a major success at the British box office, but was not released in the United States.[3]
During the film Anna Lee met Robert Stevenson, whom she subsequently married.
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