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Drums of the Desert (1927)

NR ★ 0.0/10 65 min Western United States English
Director: John Waters
Writer: John Stone
Novel: Zane Grey
Streaming: Not available
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.

Description

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.

Top Cast

Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter John Curry
Marietta Millner
Marietta Millner Mary Manton
Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling Perkins
Wallace MacDonald
Wallace MacDonald Will Newton
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin Hi-Lo
George Irving
George Irving Prof. Elias Manton
Bernard Siegel
Bernard Siegel Chief Brave Bear
Guy Oliver
Guy Oliver Indian Agent

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