The Painted Desert (1931)

Directed by

Howard Higgin

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

In the Arizona desert, a young cowboy and a rancher's daughter get caught in a conflict over water rights and shifting loyalties. An outlaw intrudes on their uneasy peace.

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What happens

The Painted Desert is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film released by Pathé Exchange. Produced by E. B. Derr, it was directed by Howard Higgin, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Buckingham. The picture stars low-budget Western stars William Boyd (in his pre-Hopalong Cassidy era) and Helen Twelvetrees, and most notably features an unshaven young Clark Gable in his talking film debut. The film was shot mostly on location in Arizona. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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