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
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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