Action in Arabia

Action in Arabia
Theatrical poster
Directed byLeonide Moguy
Written byPhilip MacDonald
Herbert J. Biberman
Based onThe Fanatic of Fez
by M.V. Heberden
Produced byMaurice Geraghty
StarringGeorge Sanders
Virginia Bruce
Robert Armstrong
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Edited byRobert Swink
Music byRoy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • February 18, 1944 (1944-02-18)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Action in Arabia (also known as Danger in Damascus and International Zone) is a 1944 American spy thriller film directed by Leonide Moguy and starring George Sanders and Virginia Bruce.[1] The film was based on the 1943 novel The Fanatic of Fez by M. V. Heberden.[2] Action in Arabia was written by Philip MacDonald and Herbert J. Biberman. The supporting cast includes Gene Lockhart and Robert Armstrong. Despite the title, the plot involves trouble and intrigue with the Nazis in Damascus, who scheme to seize control of the Suez Canal.

  1. ^ Maltin 1994, p. 782.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Scott (2008). Virginia Bruce: Under My Skin (1st ed.). Albany, Georgia: BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1593933142.