The Garden of Allah (1936)
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33% of critics liked it
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51% of users liked it
(432 ratings)
Marlene Dietrich stars as the noble Domini Enfilden in this third film version of Robert Hichens' 1904 novel. After caring for her dying father, Domini is told by her Mother Superior (Lucille Watson) that she should go to the Algerian desert to rest and seek sanctuary. On her way to the town of… More Marlene Dietrich stars as the noble Domini Enfilden in this third film version of Robert Hichens' 1904 novel. After caring for her dying father, Domini is told by her Mother Superior (Lucille Watson) that she should go to the Algerian desert to rest and seek sanctuary. On her way to the town of Beni-Mora, Domini meets the ill-tempered and mysterious Boris Androvsky (Charles Boyer), a Trappist monk who has forsaken his vows and also seeks the Algerian desert for salvation. Domini is attracted to this moody monk, but continues on. Her desert guide, Batouch (Joseph Schildkraut), takes Domini to a cabaret, where a riot breaks out during a production number. Boris re-appears to rescue her from the trashed club. Domini and Boris fall in love, marry, and travel to the desert for their honeymoon. There the newlyweds encounter a unit of the French Foreign Legion, whose commander, De Trevignac (Alan Marshal), holds a secret to Boris's past. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Boleslawski
- Written By
- W.P. Lipscomb, Lynn Riggs
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1936 Wide
Critic Reviews
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John Hartl, Seattle Times
Just another contract-player time-killer.
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Lacks a fresh point of view and its people lack individuality.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Starring Dietrich and Charles Boyer, this disappointing third version of the popular 1904 novel, is mostly known for its use of three-color Technicolor, which won an Oscar.
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Marc Mohan, Oregonian
More a collection of character vignettes than a full-blown story, Garden Party nonetheless shows as much promise for its makers as it gives to its characters.
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Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News
Nothing new in writer-director Jason Freeland's Garden Party, then, nor anything particularly insightful about the mercenary business of getting by and ahead out here.
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Cast
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Marlene Dietrich
as Domini Enfilden
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Charles Boyer
as Boris Androvsky
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Basil Rathbone
as Count Anteoni
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C. Aubrey Smith
as Father Roubier
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Tilly Losch
as Irena
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Joseph Schildkraut
as Batouch
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John Carradine
as Sand diviner
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Alan Marshal
as De Trevignac
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Lucile Watson
as Mother Superior
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Eric Alden
as Anteoni's Lieutenant
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Harlan Briggs
as American tourist
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Nigel De Brulier
as The Lector
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Pedro de Cordoba
as Gardener
- Marcel dela Brosse
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Helen Jerome Eddy
as A Nun
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Irene Franklin
as Wife
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Robert W. Frazer
as Smain
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Ann Gillis
as Convent girl
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Ferdinand Gottschalk
as Hotel clerk
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Betty Jane Graham
as Convent girl
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Bonita Granville
as Convent girl
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Edna M. Harris
as Oasis girl
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Marcia Mae Jones
as Convent girl
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Jane Kerr
as Ouled Nails Madam
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Leonid Kinskey
as Voluble Arab
- Henry Kleinbach
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Michael Mark
as Coachman
- Louis Mercier
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Russell Powell
as Ouled Nails Proprietor
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Adrian Rosley
as Mustapha
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Bob Stevenson
as De Trevignac's Patrol
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John Bryan
as Brother Gregory
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Corky the Dog
as Bous-Bous
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Barry Downing
as Little Boris
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Dave Scott
as Larby
- Henry Brandon
