The Painted Desert
| The Painted Desert | |
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| Directed by | Howard Higgin Bert Gilroy |
| Written by | Tom Buckingham Howard Higgin |
| Produced by | E. B. Derr |
| Starring | William Boyd Helen Twelvetrees William Farnum |
| Cinematography | Edward Snyder |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
| Music by | Francis Gromon |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 85 minutes 75 minutes (edited reissue) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Painted Desert is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film released by Pathé Exchange. Produced by E. B. Derr, it was directed by Howard Higgin, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Buckingham. The picture stars low-budget Western stars William Boyd (in his pre-Hopalong Cassidy era) and Helen Twelvetrees, and most notably features an unshaven young Clark Gable in his talking film debut. The film was shot mostly on location in Arizona.