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The Painted Desert is a 1931 American Pre-Code film released by RKO Radio Pictures. Produced by E. B. Derr, it was directed by Howard Higgin, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Buckingham. It starred low-budget Western stars William Boyd (in his pre-Hopalong Cassidy days) and Helen Twelvetrees, and featured a young Clark Gable in his talking film debut. The picture was shot mostly on location in Arizona.
Original Release
03/07/1931
US Release
03/07/1931
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Boyd | Bill Holbrook |
Helen Twelvetrees | Mary Ellen Cameron |
William Farnum | Cash Holbrook |
J. Farrell MacDonald | Jeff Cameron |
Clark Gable | Rance Brett |
Charles Sellon | Tonopah |
Hugh Adams | Dynamite |
Wade Boteler | Bob Carson |
Will Walling | Kirby |
Edmund Breese | Judge Matthews |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Boyd | Bill Holbrook |
Helen Twelvetrees | Mary Ellen Cameron |
William Farnum | Cash Holbrook |
J. Farrell MacDonald | Jeff Cameron |
Clark Gable | Rance Brett |
Charles Sellon | Tonopah |
Hugh Adams | Dynamite |
Wade Boteler | Bob Carson |
Will Walling | Kirby |
Edmund Breese | Judge Matthews |
Edward Hearn | Tex (as Guy Edward Hearn) / Tex |
William Le Maire | Denver (as William LeMaire) / Denver |
Richard Cramer | Provney |
Clem Beauchamp | Miner |
George Burton | Santa Fe |
Cy Clegg | Miner |
Edgar Dearing | Buck's Partner |
James Donlan | Steve - Ore Wagon #2 Shotgun Rider |
Brady Kline | Miner |
Cliff Lyons | Rider |
Producers
Name | Role |
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E.B. Derr | Producer |