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Heritage of the Desert( 1939)

TV-MAWestern
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Zane Grey's pen... again sends a devil-may-care youth... on an exciting trail of adventure and romance.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Donald Woods

      John Abbott

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      Evelyn Venable

      Miriam Naab

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      Russell Hayden

      David Naab

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      Robert Barrat

      Andrew Naab

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      Sidney Toler

      Nosey

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      C. Henry Gordon

      Henry Holderness

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      Willard Robertson

      Henchman Nebraska

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      Paul Guilfoyle

      Snap Thornton

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      Paul Fix

      Henchman Chick Chance

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      John 'Skins' Miller

      Postmaster John Twerk

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      Reginald Barlow

      Judge Stevens

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      Hank Bell

      Wedding Guest

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      Charles Brinley

      Wedding Guest

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      Rod Cameron

      Cowhand

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      Frank Ellis

      Wedding Guest

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      Frankie Marvin

      Musician

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      Charles Murphy

      Wedding Guest

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      Tex Phelps

      Wedding Guest

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jun 22 2022
    Though he had a tendency to verbosity, Zane Grey wrote some good Western adventure stories, and this one is quite decent too. Donald Woods is "Abbott" the last of a once wealthy family who is told by his lawyer that all that is left is some inhospitable land in the desert. When he goes off to investigate, he is shot - lands in some quicksand, and is lucky to be rescued by the "Naab" family. A bit of a love triangle ensues, as our determined young man decides to reclaim his property from those scheming to take it (and it's wealth). This is a much better than average effort. The screen adaptation...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • nevada
    • b western