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Desert Dust

Dec 18, 1927 · 50m
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Western

PLOT

Frank Fortune, a young rancher, is jailed along with two of his men for fighting with rival ranchers. Helen Marsden, daughter of a wealthy senator who is interested in prison reform, prevails on the judge to parole them into her custody and work at her ranch. Frank falls in love and, so as to stay on at the ranch, convinces her he is a notorious criminal. When the senator visits her with a large sum of money belonging to the state, three "reformed" crooks on the premises plan to steal it. Fortune's friends learn of the plot and decide to take the money for safekeeping, but Fortune intervenes; the real crooks do steal the funds, however, and depart with Helen in an automobile. Fortune overtakes the speeding car and rescues Helen.

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CAST

Ted Wells
Frank Fortune
Lotus Thompson
Helen Marsden
Bruce Gordon
Butch Rorke
Jimmy Phillips
The Rat
Slim Cole
The Parson
George Ovey
Shorty Benton
Richard L'Estrange
Slim Donovan
Directed by William Wyler

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Universal Pictures
Country
US
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