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Desert Nights is a american film of genre Drama directed by William Nigh released in USA on 9 march 1929 with John Gilbert
Desert Nights (1929)
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Add to a movie listDesert Nights (also known as Thirst) is a 1929 American silent adventure/romantic drama film starring John Gilbert, Ernest Torrence, and Mary Nolan. Directed by William Nigh, the film is the last silent film starring John Gilbert.
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Two thieves victimize a diamond mine and kidnap its manager, but he gains the upper hand (and falls in love with one of them) when they flee into the hostile desert.Actors
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