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Desert Valley
“A Thriller of the Sage-Brush Land”
9.0 / 10• 1926• 1h 6m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Seeing cattle dying of thirst, a stranger shoots a hole in Hoades water pipeline. Hoades is hoarding water trying to drive the ranchers away. Hounded by the law for stealing a pie, the stranger sees a chance to redeem himself by forcing Hoades to sell his pipeline and leave the area.
Cast & Crew
Buck Jones
Fitzsmith
Lead
Virginia Brown Faire
Mildred Dean
Malcolm Waite
Jeff Hoades
Jack W. Johnston
Tim Dean (as F.W. Johnston)
Charles Brinley
Sheriff
Eugene Pallette
Deputy
William McCall
Rancher (uncredited)
AW
Andrew Waldron
The Judge (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Scott R. Dunlap's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Desert Valley is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
