Film

Heritage of the Desert

1939 · 1h 13m · Western

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

IMDb

6.6

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.

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

• Lesley SelanderDirector
• Norman HoustonScreenplay
• Zane GreyNovel
• Harry ShermanProducer
• Russell HarlanDirector of Photography
• Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
• Sherman A. RoseEditor

Release date

June 23, 1939

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 13m

Rated

NR

Genres

Western

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