
Heritage of the Desert (1939)
Released:
1939-06-23
Duration:
1hr 13min
Genres:
Western
Rating 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.
Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.142 |
Directed By
Lesley Selander
Crew
Director
Lesley Selander
Lesley Selander
Novel
Zane Grey
Zane Grey
Assistant Director
Theodore Joos
Theodore Joos
Associate Producer
J.D. Trop
J.D. Trop
Editor
Sherman A. Rose
Sherman A. Rose
Producer
Harry Sherman
Harry Sherman
Art Direction
Lewis J. Rachmil
Lewis J. Rachmil
Assistant Director
Derwin Abrahams
Derwin Abrahams
Sound
William A. Wilmarth
William A. Wilmarth
Screenplay
Norman Houston
Norman Houston
Director of Photography
Russell Harlan
Russell Harlan
Original Music Composer
Victor Young
Victor Young
TOP CAST

Donald Woods
John Abbott

Evelyn Venable
Miriam Naab

Russell Hayden
David Naab

Robert Barrat
Andrew Naab

Sidney Toler
Nosey

C. Henry Gordon
Henry Holderness

Willard Robertson
Henchman Nebraska

Paul Guilfoyle
Snap Thornton

Paul Fix
Henchman Chick Chance

John 'Skins' Miller
Postmaster John Twerk

Reginald Barlow
Judge Stevens

Hank Bell
Wedding Guest

Charles Brinley
Wedding Guest

Rod Cameron
Cowhand

Frank Ellis
Wedding Guest
Frankie Marvin
Musician

Charles Murphy
Wedding Guest

Tex Phelps
Wedding Guest