The Painted Desert

1931

Drama / Western

3
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 7% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 899 899

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Plot summary

Western pardners Jeff and Cash find a baby boy in an otherwise deserted emigrants' camp, and clash over which is to be "father." They are still bitterly feuding years later when they own adjacent ranches. Bill, the foundling whom Cash has raised to young manhood, wants to end the feud and extends an olive branch toward Jeff, who now has a lovely daughter. But during a mining venture, the bitterness escalates. Is Bill to be set against his own adoptive father?

Director

Howard Higgin Photo
Howard Higgin

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Edmund Breese as Judge Matthews
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Will Walling as Kirby
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Edward Hearn as Tex
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Clark Gable as Rance Brett
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Steve D 2 / 10

Only notable for Gable and he hasn't figured

Only notable for Gable and he hasn't figured out the acting thing yet.
Reviewed by R T 5 / 10

The Painted Desert (1931) Two wondering cowpokes, Cash

The Painted Desert (1931) Two wondering cowpokes, Cash Holbrook (William Farnum) and Jeff Cameron (J. Farrell MacDonald) ride up on an abandoned wagon, the victim of an indian attack. Nobody is alive except for a baby. The two quickly come to the little fellow's rescue, but it doesn't take long before they're arguing over what to name him and where they should settle down. Guns are even drawn and Cash leaves in a huff with the baby. These two become bitter rivals years later when young Bill Holbrook (William Boyd) and Jeff's daughter, Mary Ellen Cameron (Helen Twelvetrees) become adults. Cash sneaks his cattle onto Jeff's land to drink from his water and a gun battle almost ensues. This is where a wondering stranger rides onto the property, Rance Brett (Clark Gable) who offers to be an extra gun for Jeff and Mary Ellen. Meanwhile, Bill see's the ridiculousness of this feud. Bill has been trying to talk Cash into making peace with Jeff. He's spotted some ore deposits on Jeff's land and feels that together they could make a huge profit working together, while fighting each other, everyone looses. This is an old western with old stage and silent era acting styles that come off more funny to watch with today's eyes. This is one of Clark Gable's first talkies, and you know he's the heavy in this movie and frankly is the most three dimensional character in the whole film. You know Gable has a big future ahead of him and he is the reason for watching this. William Boyd, who later is known for TV's Hopalong Cassidy is your typical stiff blond hero in all this.
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

Well worth the watch James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas

Well worth the watch James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas January 31, 2023
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