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Drums of the Desert

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.
Western
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: No Language
📆 Date Released: 1927-06-04
⌚ Running Time: 65 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Warner Baxter original image
John Curry
Warner Baxter
Marietta Millner original image
Mary Manton
Marietta Millner
Ford Sterling original image
Perkins
Ford Sterling
Wallace MacDonald original image
Will Newton
Wallace MacDonald
Heinie Conklin original image
Hi-Lo
Heinie Conklin
George Irving original image
Prof. Elias Manton
George Irving
Bernard Siegel original image
Chief Brave Bear
Bernard Siegel
Guy Oliver original image
Indian Agent
Guy Oliver

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