The Painted Desert (1931)
The Painted Desert (1931)
BLAZING ACTION
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?

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Cast

William Boyd William Boyd As: Bill Holbrook
Helen Twelvetrees Helen Twelvetrees As: Mary Ellen Cameron
William Farnum William Farnum As: Cash Holbrook
J. Farrell MacDonald J. Farrell MacDonald As: Jeff Cameron
Clark Gable Clark Gable As: Rance Brett
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Storyline

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?


Tagline: BLAZING ACTION
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Western

Language: English

Release Date: 18 January 1931

Country: US

Runtime: 79m

Company Credits

Company: Pathé Exchange

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Cast

William Boyd

William Boyd

Bill Holbrook

Helen Twelvetrees

Helen Twelvetrees

Mary Ellen Cameron

William Farnum

William Farnum

Cash Holbrook

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Jeff Cameron

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Rance Brett

Charles Sellon

Charles Sellon

Tonopah

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Bob Carson

Will Walling

Will Walling

Kirby

Hugh Adams

Hugh Adams

Dynamite

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Judge Matthews

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Tex (as Guy Edward Hearn)

William Le Maire

William Le Maire

Denver (as William LeMaire)

Richard Cramer

Richard Cramer

Provney

W.F. Wallace

W.F. Wallace

Extra

Clem Beauchamp

Clem Beauchamp

Miner

George Burton

George Burton

Santa Fe

Cy Clegg

Cy Clegg

Miner

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Buck's Partner

James Donlan

James Donlan

Steve - Ore Wagon #2 Shotgun Rider

Brady Kline

Brady Kline

Miner

Cliff Lyons

Cliff Lyons

Rider

James Pier Mason

James Pier Mason

Shotgun Rider for Bill's Wagon

G. Raymond Nye

G. Raymond Nye

Bill

Rose Plumer

Rose Plumer

Judge Matthews' Housekeeper

Al St. John

Al St. John

Buck

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

E.B. Derr

E.B. Derr

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Gwen Wakeling

Gwen Wakeling

Costume Design

Sound

Ben Winkler

Ben Winkler

Sound Engineer

Homer Ackerman

Homer Ackerman

Sound Engineer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Edward Snyder

Edward Snyder

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Carroll Clark

Carroll Clark

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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