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The Southern Trail
As Hélène is conveying her husband's body across the Sahara, her convoy is attacked by looters. The young widow survives only to be taken to a remote desert village called Tirzit amidst a band of lonely, ailing men. She meets her husband's partner who tries to kill her. Hélène does not report him to the police but is curious to learn the reasons for his action. Before dying of a terrible fever, the man confesses that he murdered her husband.
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As Hélène is conveying her husband's body across the Sahara, her convoy is attacked by looters. The young widow survives only to be taken to a remote desert village called Tirzit amidst a band of lonely, ailing men. She meets her husband's partner who tries to kill her. Hélène does not report him to the police but is curious to learn the reasons for his action. Before dying of a terrible fever, the man confesses that he murdered her husband.
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Genre:Adventure
Written By:Oscar Paul Gilbert
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Général Productions
Cast
Pierre Billon
Director
Ketti Gallian
Hélène Marchand
Albert Préjean
Lieutenant Naud
Pierre Renoir
Stolberg
Jean-Louis Barrault
Olcott
René Lefèvre
L'instituteur Saillant
André Fouché
Sous-lieutenant Beaumont
Arthur Devère
Gingembre
Jacques Baumer
Gomez
Jean Brochard
Adjudant Soulier
Geymond Vital
Braun
Jean Témerson
Chailloux
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