
Film
Drums of the Desert
1927 · 1h 5m · Western
A big-scale outdoor melodrama-lavishly filmed to depict the mighty human drama of a dying race. 'Twill stir your blood to the quick if you like this kind of a show.
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Overview
John Curry is a friend of the Navajos who fails in his attempts to keep the white man from exploiting the tribe's secret altars. Realizing that there is oil to be found on the reservation, evil Will Newton gains entry to the area by posing as a trail guide for Elias Manton, an archeologist, and his daughter Mary.
Cast

Warner Baxter
John Curry

Marietta Millner
Mary Manton

Ford Sterling
Perkins

Wallace MacDonald
Will Newton

Heinie Conklin
Hi-Lo

George Irving
Prof. Elias Manton

Bernard Siegel
Chief Brave Bear

Guy Oliver
Indian Agent
Crew
- John WatersDirector
- John StoneWriter
- Zane GreyNovel
- Charles SchoenbaumDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 4, 1927
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Western
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