The Desert of the Lost

Dec 17, 1927

0h 58m

★ 6.0

Overview

Chased by Detective Murray and the posse, a wounded Jim Drake heads across the border into Mexico where he recuperates with the Wolfes. When Murray arrives again, Jim heads into the desert. But in the night his guide sneaks off and leaves him without water or his horse.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Action Pictures

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Cast

Jim Drake

Hal Taliaferro

Dolores Wolfe

Peggy Montgomery

Steve Wolfe

William Dyer

Detective Murray

Edward Cecil

El Chino

Richard Neill

Townsman (uncredited)

Tom Bay

Henchman (uncredited)

George Magrill

Boat Captain (uncredited)

Lafe McKee

Juan, the Half-Breed (uncredited)

Ray Murro

Sheriff (uncredited)

Slim Whitaker

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