Lieutenant Varnière, responsible for discovering the cause of the death of two officers in Algeria, unmasks the assassin in the person of a Russian who lives with three women. He falls in love with one of them and runs away with her while the Russian is killed by a devoted servant.
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Jean Toulout
Warneskine
Also in
Au secours !
The Tenth Symphony
Kaissa Robba
Gritcha
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Southern Cross
La Femme et le rossignol
Jean Worms
Le commandant Saint-Hallier
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The Orderly
Heart of Paris
Tahar Hannache
Mohamed
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L'Atlantide
Southern Cross
Alexandre Mihalesco
Haïoub
Known for
Marius
Suzanne Christy
Sandra
Also in
The Divine Voyage
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Jean Heuzé
Le lieutenant Varnière
Also in
The Well-Digger's Daughter
Monelle
Louis Zellas
Igor
Also in
The Sad Sack
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Paul Achard
Le cuisinier
Jacques Gautier
Prémelle
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Rodolphe Marcilly
Laurey
Known for
Asterix and Cleopatra
Charles Lorrain
Damboine
Known for
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
André Hugon Director · Jean Toulout Writer Paul Achard Writer
First release January 15, 1932 · Languages Arabic, French · Original title Le Marchand de Sable
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Original title
Le Marchand de Sable
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · January 15, 1932
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