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The Desert Hawk
The Desert Hawk

The Desert Hawk

GASP as the Hawk uncovers buried treasure! THRILL as he outwits ruthless bandits! CHEER as he rescues his beautiful Queen!

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Evil Hassan slips back into his native land of Ahad and plots to overthrow his twin bother, Kasim, who has just been crowned the Caliph. Hassan enlists the aid of the chief Chamberlain, Faud and they send several henchmen into the royal palace, who then knock Kasim unconscious. Faud and Hassan dispatch a couple of different hirelings to take Kasim into another part of the town and murder him.Kasin comes to and gets away, but has been wounded. Omar, a beggar, takes Kasim to his home and nurses him back to health. But, it takes a few weeks for Kasin to get healthy and, by that time, Hassan has a firm grip on the duties of a Caliph. In a storeroom, Kasim finds a coat of mail with a great hawk emblazoned across the chest and promptly decides this is the costume he will wear while fighting to get his old job back. Meanwhile, the Emir of Telif shows up with his daughter, Princess Azala, with the intent of marrying her off to the local Caliph.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

285 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

07 July 1944

Country

United States of America

Cast

Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

Kasim, The Desert Hawk / Hassan, Evil Twin Brother

Mona Maris

Mona Maris

Princess Azala

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Omar, the Beggar

Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald

Akbar

Frank Lackteen

Frank Lackteen

Faud, the Chief Chamberlain

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Saladin

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Koda Bey

Georges Renavent

Georges Renavent

Emil of Telif

Margia Dean

Margia Dean

Wizard's Daughter

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