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66% Critic Match
Heritage of the Desert
“Zane Grey's pen... again sends a devil-may-care youth... on an exciting trail of adventure and romance.”
6.6 / 10• 1939• 1h 13m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Donald Woods
John Abbott
Lead
Evelyn Venable
Miriam Naab
Russell Hayden
David Naab
Robert Barrat
Andrew Naab
Sidney Toler
Nosey
C. Henry Gordon
Henry Holderness
Willard Robertson
Henchman Nebraska
Paul Guilfoyle
Snap Thornton
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lesley Selander's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Heritage of the Desert is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
