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Drums of the Desert(1927)

A big-scale outdoor melodrama-lavishly filmed to depict the mighty human drama of a dying race. 'Twill stir your blood to the quick if you like this kind of a show.

  • Western

Overview

John Curry is a friend of the Navajos who fails in his attempts to keep the white man from exploiting the tribe's secret altars. Realizing that there is oil to be found on the reservation, evil Will Newton gains entry to the area by posing as a trail guide for Elias Manton, an archeologist, and his daughter Mary.

Status:Released
Release Date:Jun 4, 1927
Runtime: 1h 5m

Director:

John Waters

Writer:

John Stone

Top Cast

Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter

John Curry

Marietta Millner

Marietta Millner

Mary Manton

Ford Sterling

Ford Sterling

Perkins

Wallace MacDonald

Wallace MacDonald

Will Newton

Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

Hi-Lo

George Irving

George Irving

Prof. Elias Manton

Bernard Siegel

Bernard Siegel

Chief Brave Bear

Guy Oliver

Guy Oliver

Indian Agent

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