The Painted Desert (1931)
Overview
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?
Where to watch The Painted Desert
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| United States | Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel +7 | Fandango At Home, FlixFling | Fandango At Home, FlixFling |
| United Kingdom | Artiflix | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Canada | FlixFling, Artiflix | FlixFling | FlixFling |
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| Germany | Artiflix | — | — |
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What is The Painted Desert about?
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? The Painted Desert is a Western movie, released on 1931-01-18, runtime 79 minutes.
Is The Painted Desert worth watching?
TMDB users rate The Painted Desert 5.2 out of 10 from 21 ratings. Reviews are mixed.
Where can I watch The Painted Desert?
In the United States, The Painted Desert streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and MGM+ and can be rented from Fandango At Home and FlixFling. The table on this page lists 9 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Howard Higgin
Cast
- William Boyd as Bill Holbrook
- Helen Twelvetrees as Mary Ellen Cameron
- William Farnum as Cash Holbrook
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Jeff Cameron
- Clark Gable as Rance Brett
- Charles Sellon as Tonopah
- Wade Boteler as Bob Carson
- Will Walling as Kirby
- Hugh Adams as Dynamite
- Edmund Breese as Judge Matthews
- Edward Hearn as Tex (as Guy Edward Hearn)
- William Le Maire as Denver (as William LeMaire)
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