The Lost Patrol
The Lost Patrol

Movie·1934·1h 13m

The Lost Patrol

Blistering sun... blazing bullets!

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

A World War I British Army patrol is crossing the Mesopotamian desert when their commanding officer, the only one who knows their destination, is killed by the bullet of unseen bandits. The patrol's sergeant keeps them heading north on the assumption that they will hit their brigade. They stop for the night at an oasis and awaken the next morning to find their horses stolen, their sentry dead, the oasis surrounded and survival difficult.

Written By

Dudley Nichols

Producer

John Ford, Merian C. Cooper

Cinematography

Harold Wenstrom

Music

Max Steiner

Editor

Paul Weatherwax

Themes

snipermiddle eastambushworld war ibritish armydesert oasispatroldesertpre-codemesopotamia

Production House

RKO Radio Pictures

Audience Score

66%

76 votes

Skip11%
Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection24%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

The Sergeant

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Sanders

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Morelli

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Brown

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Quincannon

Billy Bevan

Billy Bevan

Hale

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Cook

Brandon Hurst

Brandon Hurst

Bell

Douglas Walton

Douglas Walton

Pearson

Sammy Stein

Sammy Stein

Abelson

Paul Hanson

MacKay

Howard Wilson

Howard Wilson

Aviator

// crew

Crew

Philip MacDonald

Story

Dudley Nichols

Screenplay

John Ford

John Ford

Director, Producer

Harold Wenstrom

Director of Photography

Paul Weatherwax

Editor

Merian C. Cooper

Merian C. Cooper

Executive Producer

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

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