The Desert Hawk
A slave in the Palace of 1000 Delights !
1950 | 77m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Frederick de Cordova |
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| Writer: | Aubrey Wisberg, Jack Pollexfen, Gerald Drayson Adams |
| Staring: |
| A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 05, 1950 |
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| Director: | Frederick de Cordova |
| Writer: | Aubrey Wisberg, Jack Pollexfen, Gerald Drayson Adams |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action |
| Keywords | movie serial |
| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Russell Metty | Director of Photography |
| Bill Thomas | Costume Design |
| Max Nippell | Gaffer |
| Otto Ludwig | Editor |
| Daniel A. Nathan | Editor |
| Frederick de Cordova | Director |
| Aubrey Wisberg | Screenplay |
| Jack Pollexfen | Screenplay |
| Gerald Drayson Adams | Screenplay |
| Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Polly Burson | Stunt Double |
| Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Emrich Nicholson | Art Direction |
| John P. Austin | Set Decoration |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Olga Collings | Hairstylist |
| Ray Romero | Makeup Artist |
| Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Corson Jowett | Sound |
| George Bruggeman | Stunts |
| Philip H. Lathrop | Camera Operator |
| Dean Paup | Grip |
| Fred Frank | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leonard Goldstein | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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A remarkably decent cast fail to enliven this rather verbose and dull Arabian Nights adventure based around the legendary character of "Scheherazade". This time she (Yvonne de Carlo) is the daughter of the Caliph who is tricked into marrying "Omar" (Richard Greene) in the belief that he is the Princ ... e "Murad" (George Macready). Nobody is very impressed by this arrangement, the Princess demands the head of "Omar" and off we go on some colourful desert shenanigans during which the Princess realises that she might just have backed the wrong horse! Sadly, though, it is all just descends quickly into a routine sand and scimitar story as the men vie for her affections whilst pursuing wealth and power at the same time. It looks quite good, but the dialogue is pretty stilted and even with Jackie Gleason and a bit-part from Rock Hudson, it never really flows - indeed, much of the time it is just too meandering and lacklustre. Pity, though - better writing and direction could have made more of it.