---
title: 'The Garden of Allah (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Boleslawski'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-garden-of-allah-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027657/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Garden of Allah (1936)

1936 · 79 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Garden of Allah is a 1936 American adventure drama romance film directed by Richard Boleslawski, produced by David O. Selznick, and starring Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer. The screenplay was written by William P. Lipscomb and Lynn Riggs, who based it on the 1904 novel of the same title by Robert S. Hichens. Hichens's novel had been filmed twice before, as silent films made in 1916 and 1927. The supporting cast of the sound version features Basil Rathbone, C. Aubrey Smith, Joseph Schildkraut, John Carradine, Alan Marshal, and Lucile Watson. The music score is by Max Steiner.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Boleslawski](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-boleslawski)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Smythe Hichens](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-smythe-hichens), [W. P. Lipscomb](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-p-lipscomb)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Producer:** [David O. Selznick](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-selznick)
- **Director of Photography:** [W. Howard Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-howard-greene), [Harold Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-rosson), [Virgil Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/virgil-miller)
- **Editor:** [Hal C. Kern](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-c-kern)

## Cast

- [Tilly Losch](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilly-losch)
- [Basil Rathbone](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-rathbone)
- [Ferdinand Gottschalk](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdinand-gottschalk)
- [C. Aubrey Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-aubrey-smith)
- [Louis Mercier](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-mercier)
- [John Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carradine)
- [Alan Marshal](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-marshal)
- [John George](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-george)
- [Joseph Schildkraut](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-schildkraut)
- [Henry Brandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-brandon)
- [Frank Puglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-puglia)
- [Charles Boyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-boyer)
- [Marlene Dietrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/marlene-dietrich)
- [Lucile Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucile-watson)
- [Bonita Granville](https://cinepixo.com/people/bonita-granville)

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