Heritage of the Desert

Jun 23, 1939

1h 13m

★ 5.8

Zane Grey's pen... again sends a devil-may-care youth... on an exciting trail of adventure and romance.

Overview

John Abbott returns to the desert land he owns, and after being wounded by hired gunman Chick Chance, he is befriended by rancher Andrew Naab and his son, Marvin. Naab's daughter, Marian, falls in love with John but is about to marry Snap Thornton to keep a promise made by her father. She runs away on her wedding day but is captured and held hostage by outlaw Henry Holderness. John, the Naabs and fellow ranchers rush to her rescue.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Heritage of the Desert Trailers

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Cast

John Abbott

Donald Woods

Miriam Naab

Evelyn Venable

David Naab

Russell Hayden

Andrew Naab

Robert Barrat

Nosey

Sidney Toler

Henry Holderness

C. Henry Gordon

Henchman Nebraska

Willard Robertson

Snap Thornton

Paul Guilfoyle

Henchman Chick Chance

Paul Fix

Postmaster John Twerk

John 'Skins' Miller

Judge Stevens

Reginald Barlow

Wedding Guest

Hank Bell

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