Back

Feature film — 1931

The Painted Desert (1931)

5.21h 19mWestern

Western pardners Jeff and Cash find a baby boy in an otherwise deserted emigrants' camp, and clash over which is to be "father." They are still bitterly feuding years later when they own adjacent ranches. Bill, the foundling whom Cash has raised to young manhood, wants to end the feud and extends an olive branch toward Jeff, who now has a lovely daughter. But during a mining venture, the bitterness escalates. Is Bill to be set against his own adoptive father?

Watch now

The note

Stay for the details.

A high-signal pick with 21 votes.

Pathé Exchange

Community reviews

What viewers are saying

Sign in to leave a review for everyone to see. Reviews are tied to your account so the community can trust what's shared.

Loading reviews…

Director: Howard Higgin

On screen

Cast & crew

William Boyd as Bill Holbrook

William Boyd

Bill Holbrook

Helen Twelvetrees as Mary Ellen Cameron

Helen Twelvetrees

Mary Ellen Cameron

William Farnum as Cash Holbrook

William Farnum

Cash Holbrook

J. Farrell MacDonald as Jeff Cameron

J. Farrell MacDonald

Jeff Cameron

Clark Gable as Rance Brett

Clark Gable

Rance Brett

Charles Sellon as Tonopah

Charles Sellon

Tonopah

Wade Boteler as Bob Carson

Wade Boteler

Bob Carson

Will Walling as Kirby

Will Walling

Kirby

H

Hugh Adams

Dynamite

Edmund Breese as Judge Matthews

Edmund Breese

Judge Matthews

Edward Hearn as Tex (as Guy Edward Hearn)

Edward Hearn

Tex (as Guy Edward Hearn)

W

William Le Maire

Denver (as William LeMaire)

Similar titles

More like this