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Thunder in the Desert (1938)

Thunder in the Desert poster
Directed by
Sam Newfield
Genre
adventure, western
Country
United States
Runtime
56 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cowboy gets caught up in a conflict over land and water rights in the desert. He uses his wits and fists to outsmart the villains and help the settlers.

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What happens

Thunder in the Desert is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield, written by George H. Plympton, and starring Bob Steele, Louise Stanley, Don Barclay, Ed Brady, Charles King and Horace Murphy. It was released on March 7, 1938, by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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