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| name          = Sands of the Desert
| image          = Sands of the Desert.jpg
| image          = Sands of the Desert.jpg
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| director      = [[w:John Paddy Carstairs|John Paddy Carstairs]]
| director      = [[John Paddy Carstairs]]
| producer      =  Gordon Scott
| producer      =  Gordon Scott
| writer        = {{ubl|John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay)|Charlie Drake (additional dialogue)}}
| writer        = {{ubl|John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay)|Charlie Drake (additional dialogue)}}
| story          = {{ubl|[[w:Anne Burnaby|Anne Burnaby]]|Stafford Byrne|Robert Hall}}
| story          = {{ubl|[[Anne Burnaby]]|Stafford Byrne|Robert Hall}}
| narrator      =
| narrator      =
| starring      = [[Charlie Drake]]
| starring      = [[Charlie Drake]]
| music          = [[Stanley Black]]
| music          = [[Stanley Black]]
| cinematography = [[w:Gilbert Taylor|Gilbert Taylor]]
| cinematography = [[Gilbert Taylor]]
| editing        = [[w:Richard Best (film editor)|Richard Best]]
| editing        = [[Richard Best (film editor)|Richard Best]]
| studio        = [[w:Associated British Picture Corporation|Associated British Picture Corporation]]
| studio        = [[Associated British Picture Corporation|Associated British Picture Corporation]]
| distributor    = [[w:Warner-Pathé Distributors|Warner-Pathé Distributors]] (UK)
| distributor    = [[Warner-Pathé Distributors]] (UK)
| released      = 8 September 1960 (UK)
| released      = 8 September 1960 (UK)
| runtime        = 92 minutes
| runtime        = 92 minutes
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'''''Sands of the Desert''''' is a 1960 British [[w:adventure comedy film|adventure comedy film]] directed by [[w:John Paddy Carstairs|John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[Charlie Drake]] in his first lead role in a feature film, [[Peter Arne]], [[Sarah Branch]] and [[Raymond Huntley]].
'''''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==
==Premise==
Charlie Sands, a British [[w:travel agent|travel agent]] is sent to run a [[w:holiday camp|holiday camp]] in the [[w:Arabian Peninsula|Arabian Peninsula]] after his predecessor is assassinated because the property is sitting on a potential oilfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114172658/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=Sands of the Desert (1960)|work=BFI}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114172658/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=Sands of the Desert (1960)|work=BFI}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Charlie Drake]] as Charlie Sands
* [[Charlie Drake]] as Charlie Sands
* [[Peter Arne]] as Sheikh El Jabez
* [[Peter Arne]] as Sheikh El Jabez
* [[Sarah Branch]] as Janet Brown
* [[Sarah Branch|Sarah Branch]] as Janet Brown
* [[Raymond Huntley]] as Bossom
* [[Raymond Huntley]] as Bossom
* Rebecca Dignam as Nerima
* Rebecca Dignam as Nerima
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0054266}}
*{{IMDb title|0054266}}
{{John Paddy Carstairs}}


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Latest revision as of 16:11, 20 February 2023

Sands of the Desert
Sands of the Desert.jpg
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.

External links

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