Heritage of the Desert

5.8
  • Genre: Western
  • Run time: 73 min
  • Premiere: 1939. June 23.

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.

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Donald Woods

John Abbott

Evelyn Venable

Miriam Naab

Russell Hayden

David Naab

Robert Barrat

Andrew Naab

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

Art

Lewis J. Rachmil

Art Direction

Camera

Russell Harlan

Director of Photography

Directing

Theodore Joos

Assistant Director

Derwin Abrahams

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

J.D. Trop

Associate Producer

Harry Sherman

Producer

Sound

Victor Young

Original Music Composer

Writing

Zane Grey

Novel

Norman Houston

Screenplay

Art

Lewis J. Rachmil

Art Direction

Camera

Russell Harlan

Director of Photography

Directing

Theodore Joos

Assistant Director

Derwin Abrahams

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

J.D. Trop

Associate Producer

Harry Sherman

Producer

Sound

Victor Young

Original Music Composer

Writing

Zane Grey

Novel

Norman Houston

Screenplay