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70% Critic Match
Drums of the Desert
“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.”
7.0 / 10• 1927• 1h 5m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Warner Baxter
John Curry
Lead
Marietta Millner
Mary Manton
Ford Sterling
Perkins
Wallace MacDonald
Will Newton
Heinie Conklin
Hi-Lo
George Irving
Prof. Elias Manton
Bernard Siegel
Chief Brave Bear
Guy Oliver
Indian Agent
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Waters's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Drums of the Desert is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
