Heritage of the Desert (1939 film)
| Heritage of the Desert | |
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| Directed by | Lesley Selander |
| Screenplay by | Norman Houston Harrison Jacobs |
| Based on | The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey |
| Produced by | Harry Sherman |
| Starring | Donald Woods Evelyn Venable Russell Hayden Robert Barrat Sidney Toler C. Henry Gordon Willard Robertson |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | Sherman A. Rose |
| Music by | Victor Young |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Heritage of the Desert is a 1939 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Norman Houston and Harrison Jacobs. The film stars Donald Woods, Evelyn Venable, Russell Hayden, Robert Barrat, Sidney Toler, C. Henry Gordon and Willard Robertson. It is based on the 1910 novel The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey. The film was released on June 23, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (March 2015) |
Cast
[edit]- Donald Woods as John Abbott
- Evelyn Venable as Miriam Naab
- Russell Hayden as David Naab
- Robert Barrat as Andrew Naab
- Sidney Toler as Nosey
- C. Henry Gordon as Henry Holderness
- Willard Robertson as Henchman Nebraska
- Paul Guilfoyle as Snap Thornton
- Paul Fix as Henchman Chick Chance
- John 'Skins' Miller as Postmaster John Twerk
- Reginald Barlow as Judge Stevens
References
[edit]- ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Heritage-of-the-Desert - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. June 23, 1939. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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- American black-and-white films
- 1930s English-language films
- Films scored by Victor Young
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- Paramount Pictures films
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- Films based on works by Zane Grey
- Revisionist Western (genre) films
- 1930s American films
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