Desert Nights

Desert Nights

Directed by	William Nigh
Produced by	William Nigh
Written by	Willis Goldbeck (treatment) Endre Bohem (adaptation) Marian Ainslee (titles) Ruth Cummings (titles) Lenore J. Coffee (continuity)
Story by	John T. Neville Dale Van Every
Starring	John Gilbert Ernest Torrence Mary Nolan
Music by	William Axt (uncredited)
Cinematography	James Wong Howe
Edited by	Harry Reynolds
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	March 29, 1929 (1929-03-29) (United States)
Running time	62 mins.
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles

Desert Nights (also known as Thirst) is a 1929 American silent adventure/romantic drama film starring John Gilbert, Ernest Torrence, and Mary Nolan.^[1]^[2] Directed by William Nigh, the film is the last silent film starring John Gilbert.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

John Gilbert as Hugh Rand
Ernest Torrence as Lord Steve Stonehill
Mary Nolan as Lady Diana Stonehill
Claude King as the 'Real' Lord Stonehill (uncredited)

Status

Desert Night survives and is available for download or DVD purchase from The Warner Bros. Archives collection site.^[3]

References

↑ Variety film review; May 8, 1929, page 24.
↑ Harrison's Reports film review; May 11, 1929, page 75.
↑ Desert Nights at silentera.com

External links

Desert Nights at the Internet Movie Database
Desert Nights at the TCM Movie Database
Desert Nights at AllMovie

Films directed by William Nigh

Salomy Jane (1914)
Emmy of Stork's Nest (1915)
The Kiss of Hate (1916)
The Slave (1917)
Wife Number Two (1917)
Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)
The Fire Brigade (1926)
Mr. Wu (1927)
The Nest (1927)
The Law of the Range (1928)
Across to Singapore (1928)
Four Walls (1928)
Desert Nights (1929)
Thunder (1929)
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
Without Honor (1932)
Men Are Such Fools (1932)
Mystery Liner (1934)
House of Mystery (1934)
City Limits (1934)
Monte Carlo Nights (1934)
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
She Gets Her Man (1935)
His Night Out (1935)
The Old Homestead (1935)
Don't Get Personal (1936)
Crash Donovan (1936)
Bill Cracks Down (1937)
The Law Commands (1937)
Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)
Atlantic Flight (1937)
A Bride for Henry (1937)
Romance of the Limberlost (1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
Gangster's Boy (1938)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
The Streets of New York (1939)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
The Fatal Hour (1940)
Son of the Navy (1940)
Doomed to Die (1940)
The Ape (1940)
Zis Boom Bah (1941)
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
Black Dragons (1942)
Lady from Chungking (1942)
Corregidor (1943)
The Ghost and the Guest (1943)
Trocadero (1944)
Divorce (1945)
Allotment Wives (1945)
The Gay Cavalier (1946)
Partners in Time (1946)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)

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