The Desert Song (1929)
"The Desert Song" is the first all-singing and talking operetta to reach the screen and our only criticism is that the screen has not been fully utilized. Most of this picture was made six months ago and much talkie progress has been made since then. The real joy of the picture is John Boles, with his new screen personality and delightful baritone voice. Pictorially beautiful and interesting to music lovers.
Photoplay June 1929
Vintage magazines
Photoplay , January 1929
Photoplay , June 1929
Photoplay , June 1929
Photoplay , July 1929
Photoplay , October 1932
Books with substantial mentioning of The Desert Song
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Edwin M. Bradley The first Hollywood musicals, A critical filmography of 171 features, 1927 through 1932 Jefferson, N.C., 1996 pp. 169-172 
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Lawrence J. Quirk The Films of Myrna Loy Secaucus, NJ, 1980 |
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