Painted Desert (1938 film)
| Painted Desert | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | David Howard |
| Produced by | Bert Gilroy |
| Screenplay by |
John Rathmell Oliver Drake |
| Story by | Jack Cunningham |
| Starring |
George O'Brien Laraine Johnson Ray Whitley |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Harry Wild |
| Edited by | Frederick Knudston |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date | August 12, 1938 |
Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Painted Desert is a 1938 Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien and Laraine Day (billed as "Laraine Johnson"). The picture is a remake of The Painted Desert, which stars William Boyd and features an early appearance by Clark Gable in a major supporting role.[1][2] The movie was partially filmed on location in Red Rock Canyon, a popular filming location during the 1930s and 1940s, with a multitude of B-Westerns being filmed there.[3]
Plot
Bob, a young rancher, buys a mine on his leased land to prevent the working of it. However, surveys show a valuable mineral deposit, so he and Carol, the granddaughter of the discoverer of the mine, who has been forced to sell it to a crook, start operations on it. Fawcett, the crook, schemes to get the mine back, but is outwitted at every turn and loses his life in the dynamiting which he inspired.
Cast
- George O'Brien - Bob McVey
- Laraine Day - Miss Carol Banning (billed as Laraine Johnson)
- Ray Whitley - Steve
- Stanley Fields - Bill
- Maude Allen - Yukon Kate
- Fred Kohler - Hugh Fawcett (billed as Fred Kohler, Sr.)
- Lloyd Ingraham - Charles M. Banning
- Harry Cording - Henchman Burke
- Max Wagner - Henchman Kincaid
- Lee Shumway - Bart Currie
- William V. Mong - Banker Heist
References
- ↑ "Painted Desert". Turner Classic Movies.
- ↑ Frank S. Nugent (September 14, 1938). "The Painted Desert (1938), The Screen; At the Rialto". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Red Rock Canyon". Movie Sites. Retrieved April 7, 2015.