The Desert of the Lost (1927)
Western | 18 December 1927
Director:
Richard ThorpeWriters:
Frank L. Inghram, Walter J. CoburnCinematographer:
Ray RiesProduction Company:
Action Pictures, Inc.A chart in the 19 November 1927 Exhibitors Herald suggested that principal photography may have begun on 8 November 1927 at Metropolitan Studios in Hollywood, CA. The untitled production was attributed to Action Pictures, Inc., with Wally Wales in the starring role and Richard Thorpe as director.
The Desert of the Lost was released on 18 December 1927.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.
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A chart in the 19 November 1927 Exhibitors Herald suggested that principal photography may have begun on 8 November 1927 at Metropolitan Studios in Hollywood, CA. The untitled production was attributed to Action Pictures, Inc., with Wally Wales in the starring role and Richard Thorpe as director.
The Desert of the Lost was released on 18 December 1927.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.
Unable to prove that he shot a man in self-defense, Jim Drake leaves Montana for Mexico and is followed by a detective named Murray. In Mexico, Jim is befriended by Dolores Wolfe, the daughter of Steve Wolfe, a renegade American innkeeper. Dolores’s father is forcing her to marry El Chino, a Chinese bandit who has a secret gold mine. While defending the girl against El Chino and Steve, he discovers the mine and cleverly captures the gang. Dolores inadvertently leads Murray to Jim, who is informed that he has been acquitted of the murder charge. Jim then returns to Montana, accompanied by ...
Unable to prove that he shot a man in self-defense, Jim Drake leaves Montana for Mexico and is followed by a detective named Murray. In Mexico, Jim is befriended by Dolores Wolfe, the daughter of Steve Wolfe, a renegade American innkeeper. Dolores’s father is forcing her to marry El Chino, a Chinese bandit who has a secret gold mine. While defending the girl against El Chino and Steve, he discovers the mine and cleverly captures the gang. Dolores inadvertently leads Murray to Jim, who is informed that he has been acquitted of the murder charge. Jim then returns to Montana, accompanied by Dolores.
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