General Bierbeau sends his weakling son, Pierre, to French Morocco to fight Arab insurgents (the "Riffs") in the hopes that this will toughen him up. He soon becomes the Riffs' leader and assumes a secret identity: "The Red Shadow." Pierre is still regarded as a weakling by the French troops because he always seems to let the Red Shadow slip through their fingers. When Pierre's sweetheart, Margot, visits the French garrison, she succumbs to the Red Shadow's charms.
Directed byRoy Mack
Written byLaurence Schwab (by: Based on "The Desert Song"), Otto A. Harbach (by: Based on "The Desert Song"), Oscar Hammerstein II (by: Based on "The Desert Song"), Frank Mandel (by: Based on "The Desert Song"), Burnet Hershey (adapted for the screen)
CountryUSA
Runtime20 min
On screen
Alexander Gray
Bernice Claire