Sands of the Desert

1h 32m

6.3

In this British comedy set in Saudi Arabia, a gentle British travel-agency clerk decides that it would be a smashing idea to open up a desert resort in Arabia. He heads to the desert and immediately finds himself on the bad side of a local sheik as the fellow tries to build his resort atop oil-rich land. A war erupts between rival desert bands as they vie for the rights to the oil, but it is the travel agent who wins out in the end

Cast

Sheikh El Jabez

Raymond Huntley

Advisor to Sheikh

Fat Lady in Bus

1st Tourist Official

Customs Official

William Kendall

Andreas Malandrinos

2nd Tourist Official

Minor Role (uncredited)

Arab (uncredited)

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Arab Driver (uncredited)

Minor Role (uncredited)

Gong Banger at Sheik's Tent (uncredited)

Crew

John Paddy Carstairs

Director, Screenplay