The Painted Desert
1931, English. Directed by Howard Higgin.
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Western pardners Jeff and Cash find a baby boy in an otherwise deserted emigrants' camp, and clash over which is to be "father." They are still bitterly feuding years later when they own adjacent ranches. Bill, the foundling whom Cash has raised to young manhood, wants to end the feud and extends an olive branch toward Jeff, who now has a lovely daughter. But during a mining venture, the bitterness escalates. Is Bill to be set against his own adoptive father?
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Howard HigginDirector
- William BoydBill Holbrook
- Helen TwelvetreesMary Ellen Cameron
- William FarnumCash Holbrook
- J. Farrell MacDonaldJeff Cameron
- Clark GableRance Brett
- Charles SellonTonopah
- Wade BotelerBob Carson
- Will WallingKirby
- Hugh AdamsDynamite
- Edmund BreeseJudge Matthews
- Edward HearnTex (as Guy Edward Hearn)
- William Le MaireDenver (as William LeMaire)
Details
- Released
- 18 January 1931
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Tom Buckingham, Howard Higgin
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The Painted Desert runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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The Painted Desert is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Who directed The Painted Desert?
The Painted Desert (1931) was directed by Howard Higgin and stars William Boyd, Helen Twelvetrees, William Farnum.