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Drums of the Desert
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5907 feet
Directed by John Waters

Cast: Warner Baxter [John Curry], Marietta Millner [Mary Manton], Ford Sterling [Perkins], Wallace MacDonald [Will Newton], Heinie Conklin [Hi-Lo], George Irving [Professor Elias Manton], Bernard Siegel [Chief Brave Bear], Guy Oliver [Indian agent]

Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation production; distributed by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation [A Paramount Picture]. / Scenario by John Stone, from the [?] short story “Desert Bound” and/or the novel Captives of the Desert? by Zane Grey. Cinematography by C. Edgar Schoenbaum. Presented by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky. / © 4 June 1927 by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation [LP24049]. Released 4 June 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 2 October 2024.

References: Everson-Western p. ? : Website-AFI.