Madonna of the Desert

February. 23,1948 NR

Rating：

6.4

Genre：

Drama Thriller Crime

Keywords：

Murder Robbery Prostitute

Trailer Synopsis Cast

A jeweled Madonna, property of rancher Joe Salinas, attracts two crooks to his ranch, Monica Dell, a smooth operator, and ruthless Nick Julian. Joe believe that the statue has a miraculous power to ward off evil, and Monica, after a narrow escape from injury while trying to steal the statue, is converted to Joe's faith and refuses to go through with the robbery. Nick has no such intentions.

Lynne Roberts as Monica Dale

Don Barry as Tony French (as Donald Barry)

Don Castle as Joe Salinas

Sheldon Leonard as Nick Julian

Paul Hurst as Pete Connors

Roy Barcroft as Buck Keaton

Paul E. Burns as Hank Davenport

Betty Blythe as Mrs. Brown

Martín Garralaga as Papa Baravelli

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Reviews

Stometer

1948/02/23

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

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ChanFamous

1948/02/24

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

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Catangro

1948/02/25

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

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Hayden Kane

1948/02/26

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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nova-63

1948/02/27

This is quite a good little film. Make no mistake, this is a low budget B' from Republic. However the story and cast exceeded my expectations. Don Castle stars as the man who possesses a valuable statue of Madonna, a statue that is suppose to bring luck to those who are true of heart. Castle has total faith in people (and the statue) and regularly lends it out for special events like a wedding, where the statue will bless the bride and groom with good fortune.Sheldon Leonard plays the crook who wants to steal the priceless statue. His plan is to have a cohort arrive at Castle's home and take the real statue and leave a worthless fake. His cohort is a tough dame, played by Lynne Roberts. She comes to Castle's home, but circumstances arise and she begins to feel Castle's faith in man and the statue, causing her to renege on her bargain with Leonard. Leonard doesn't take this very well and sets out with a new plan to snatch the statue and deal Roberts a blow for her double cross. This film is no masterpiece, just a pleasant, well executed B' thriller for those who enjoy such films.

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