''Outlaws of the Desert'' is a 1941 American

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film directed by

Howard Bretherton Howard Bretherton (13 February 1890, in Tacoma, Washington – 12 April 1969, in San Diego, California) was an American film director, film editor, and the father of film editor David Bretherton. Career He began his career as a propman and then ...

and written by J. Benton Cheney and

Bernard McConville Bernard McConville (October 16, 1887 – December 27, 1961) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1915 and 1946. He was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles County, California. Partial filmogra ...

. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Brad King,

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Luli Deste Luli Deste ( Bodenhausen; 7 November 1902 – 7 July 1951) was a German-American stage and film actress. Deste studied dancing with Mary Wigman in Berlin but changed to acting. She was an understudy to Elisabeth Bergner, acted in repertory theat ...

, Jean Phillips,

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and Nina Guilbert. The film was released on November 1, 1941, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

Hopalong Cassidy ( William Boyd) and his friends Johnny Nelson ( Brad King) and California Carlson ( Andy Clyde), have been requested by the US government to purchase a herd of Arabian horses in Arabia.

Cast

* William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy * Andy Clyde as California Carlson * Brad King as Johnny Nelson *

as Sheik Suleiman
Jean Phillips
as Susan Grant *

as Charles Grant * Nina Guilbert as Mrs. Jane Grant *

as Marie Karitza * Alberto Morin as Nicki Karitza * George J. Lewis as Yussuf *

Jean Del Val Jean Del Val (born Jean Jacques Gauthier; 17 November 1891 – 13 March 1975) was a French-born actor, also credited as Jean Gauthier and Jean Gautier. Career He played roles during the Hollywood silent era, beginning with ''The Fortunes of Fif ...

as Faran El Kader * Jamiel Hasson as Ali * Mickey Eissa as Salim

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