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The Lost Patrol
Blistering sun... blazing bullets!
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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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Lost Patrol
Cast
Victor McLaglenThe Sergeant
Boris KarloffSanders
Wallace FordMorelli
Reginald DennyBrown
J.M. KerriganQuincannon
Billy BevanHale
Alan HaleCook
Brandon HurstBellCredits
- Directed by
- John Ford
- Written by
- Dudley Nichols, Philip MacDonald
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
RKO Radio PicturesUnited States
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