In this feature-length abridgment of the 1933 serial The Three Musketeers (1933), three Foreign Legionnaires (Clancy, Renard, and Schmidt) who refer to themselves in song and banter as the Three Musketeers fight renegade Arab forces under the mysterious El Shaitan. Rescued from a surrounding force by army pilot Tom Wayne, they support Wayne as he tries to uncover the identity of El Shaitan, who is smuggling guns into Algeria in hopes of creating a full-scale revolution. Only by going undercover as a member of the Devil's Circle can Wayne learn the secret of El Shaitan's identity.

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Desert Command (1946)

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War/Action/Mystery/Adventure/Suspense/Thriller · 1h 10m · 1/1/1946

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Edited version of the 1933 Mascot serial "The Three Musketeers," first released in 1946.

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In this feature-length abridgment of the 1933 serial The Three Musketeers (1933), three Foreign Legionnaires (Clancy, Renard, and Schmidt) who refer to themselves in song and banter as the Three Musketeers fight renegade Arab forces under the mysterious El Shaitan. Rescued from a surrounding force by army pilot Tom Wayne, they support Wayne as he tries to uncover the identity of El Shaitan, who is smuggling guns into Algeria in hopes of creating a full-scale revolution. Only by going undercover as a member of the Devil's Circle can Wayne learn the secret of El Shaitan's identity.

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Company

Mascot Pictures
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Cast
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John Wayne

Tom Wayne (archive footage)
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Ruth Hall

Elaine Corday (archive footage)
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Robert Frazer

Maj. Booth (archive footage)
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Noah Beery Jr.

Stubbs (archive footage)
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Lon Chaney Jr.

Lt. Armand Corday (archive footage) (as Creighton Chaney)
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Jack Mulhall

Clancy (archive footage)
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Raymond Hatton

Renard (archive footage)
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Ralph Bushman

Schmidt (archive footage) (as Francis X. Bushman Jr.)
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Hooper Atchley

El Kadur (archive footage)
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Gordon De Main

Col. Duval (archive footage)
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Al Ferguson

Ali (archive footage)
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Edward Peil Sr.

Ratkin (archive footage) (as Edward Piel)
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William Desmond

Capt. Boncour (archive footage)
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George Magrill

El Maghreb (archive footage)
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Robert Warwick

Col. Brent (archive footage)
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Rodney Hildebrand

Col. Demoyne (archive footage)
Crew
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Colbert Clark

Director
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Armand Schaefer

Director
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