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The Lost Patrol
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The Lost Patrol

1934-02-16 · 73 min · ★ 6.6

Action · War

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.

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Directors
John Ford
Production companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Victor McLaglenVictor McLaglenThe Sergeant
Boris KarloffBoris KarloffSanders
Wallace FordWallace FordMorelli
Reginald DennyReginald DennyBrown
J.M. KerriganJ.M. KerriganQuincannon
Billy BevanBilly BevanHale
Alan HaleAlan HaleCook
Brandon HurstBrandon HurstBell
Douglas WaltonDouglas WaltonPearson
Sammy SteinSammy SteinAbelson
Paul HansonMacKay
Howard WilsonHoward WilsonAviator

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