Sands of the Desert

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Sands of the Desert
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Directed byJohn Paddy Carstairs
Written by
  • John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay)
  • Charlie Drake (additional dialogue)
Story by
Produced byGordon Scott
StarringCharlie Drake
CinematographyGilbert Taylor
Edited byRichard Best
Music byStanley Black
Production
company
Distributed byWarner-Pathé Distributors (UK)
Release date
8 September 1960 (UK)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Sands of the Desert is a 1960 British adventure comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Charlie Drake in his first lead role in a feature film, Peter Arne, Sarah Branch and Raymond Huntley.

Premise

Charlie Sands, a British travel agent is sent to run a holiday camp in the Arabian Peninsula after his predecessor is assassinated because the property is sitting on a potential oilfield.[1]

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide described it as "a mildly amusing comedy that never really delivers its laugh quota, due primarily to its uneven script. Drake, a popular British television comic of the day, is good, though the movies are clearly not his metier."[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sands of the Desert (1960)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14.
  2. ^ "Sands Of The Desert". TVGuide.com.

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