The lost patrol [videorecording] / Radio Pictures presents a John Ford production ; Merian Cooper, executive producer ; directed by John Ford ; screen play by Dudley Nichols ; adaptation by Garrett Fort from the story Patrol by Philip MacDonald.
Original produced as a motion picture made in 1934. From the story Patrol by Phillip MacDonald. "Standard version, presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition"--Container. "Package design c2006 Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc."--Container. Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford, Reginald Denny, Alan Hale, J.M. Kerrigan, Billy Bevan.
Summary:
A terse drama about British cavalrymen lost in the Mesopotamian desert during World War I. They are pursued constantly by Arab sharpshooters. When the leader of the patrol is killed, McLaglen takes charge of the eleven ragged survivors. This film established John Ford's reputation as a director internationally.
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