Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer, Basil Rathbone and John Carradine star in       this beautiful looking, excessively melodramatic David O. Selznick production.   In the Algerian desert, a monk with a dark past and an heiress have a            monumental love affair. While the dialogue in this film is sometimes           unbelievably absurd, the Academy Award winning color cinematography is truly   wonderful, showing off the production's lavish sets and costumes to great      effect. Robert Hichens' novel was filmed previously in 1916 and 1927. The        Richard Boleslawski---USA---1936---85 mins.