The Fortieth Door
Plenty of adventure in the desert with "villains dashing madly across deserts with the lives of both the hero and the heroine at stake, - long underground avenues, trick doors, trap doors, and many ways of the unruly villains to torture the innocent. Allene Ray plays the daughter of a Mohammedan desert merchant, and the discovery that she is really French furthers her romance with the hero. Also featured are archaeological diggings and rescue by the British Army." (Variety-1924)
- Runtime
- 3h 20m
- Released
- 1924
Details
Release year: 1924
Storyline
Plenty of adventure in the desert with "villains dashing madly across deserts with the lives of both the hero and the heroine at stake, - long underground avenues, trick doors, trap doors, and many ways of the unruly villains to torture the innocent. Allene Ray plays the daughter of a Mohammedan desert merchant, and the discovery that she is really French furthers her romance with the hero. Also featured are archaeological diggings and rescue by the British Army." (Variety-1924)
Top credits
- Allene Ray — Aimee
- Bruce Gordon — Jack Ryder
- David Dunbar — Andy McLean
- Anna May Wong — Zira