| The Painted Desert | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Howard Higgin[1] Bert Gilroy[2] |
| Written by | Tom Buckingham[2] Howard Higgin[2] |
| Produced by | E. B. Derr[1] |
| Starring | William Boyd Helen Twelvetrees William Farnum |
| Cinematography | Edward Snyder |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
| Music by | Francis Gromon |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes 75 minutes (edited reissue)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Painted Desert is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film released by Pathé Exchange.[3] 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.
- ^ a b c "The Painted Desert: Details". theiapolis.com. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "The Painted Desert: Details". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ The Painted Desert, American Film Institute (AFI), "Catalog of Featured Films", including a plot summary and production details, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2017. Some sources cite RKO as the production company and distributor of The Painted Desert; however, according to AFI, Pathé Exchange, Inc., was actually the film's production company and distributor before Pathé's takeover by RKO on January 29, 1931, only 11 days after the release of The Painted Desert.