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The White Desert (1925)

The White Desert poster
Directed by
Reginald Barker
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama from 1925 set in the snow-covered Colorado landscape. It follows characters navigating personal conflicts and harsh winter conditions in a remote area.

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What happens

The White Desert is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker. The film stars Claire Windsor and Pat O'Malley, with Robert Frazer, Frank Currier, and Sōjin Kamiyama. It is written by Monte M. Katterjohn and Gordon Rigby and adopted from Denver author Courtney Ryley Cooper's novel The White Desert (1922). This B movie was produced to keep the Loew circuit and other cinemas supplied. The title refers to the snow covered Colorado landscape during winter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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