17 December 1927 Western 58 mins
Chased by Detective Murray and the posse, a wounded Jim Drake heads across the border into Mexico where he recuperates with the Wolfes. When Murray arrives again, Jim heads into the desert. But in the night his guide sneaks off and leaves him without water or his horse.
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Hal Taliaferro as Jim Drake
Peggy Montgomery as Dolores Wolfe
William Dyer as Steve Wolfe
Edward Cecil as Detective Murray
Richard Neill as El Chino
Tom Bay as Townsman (uncredited)
George Magrill as Henchman (uncredited)
Lafe McKee as Boat Captain (uncredited)
Ray Murro as Juan, the Half-Breed (uncredited)
Slim Whitaker as Sheriff (uncredited)
Richard Thorpe Director
Walter J. Coburn Writer
Richard Thorpe Writer
Ralph M. Like Producer
Ray Ries Cinematography
Le désert des damnés Trailer
United States 17 December 1927
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