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Tragedy of the Desert

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An English doctor based in Egypt finds his wife in the arms of a local diplomat, and in a madness-induced frenzy departs for the desert. After being discovered by wandering Bedouins, Dr. Cochran embraces their practices and begins to fall…

DirectorSidney Olcott

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Cast · Directed by Sidney Olcott

GGGene Gauntier
Gene Gauntier
Miriam — the Doctor's Wife
RVRobert G. Vignola
Robert G. Vignola
The Flirtatious Malmoud Bey
AHAlice Hollister
Alice Hollister
Zenab, The Arab Girl
JMJ.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan
The Arab Sheik
JCJ.J. Clark
J.J. Clark
Dr. Franklin Cochran

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Tragedy of the Desert hasn't started streaming in India yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 19, 1912. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.