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.
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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.
- Release date
- June 4, 1927
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Warner Baxter as John Curry
- Marietta Millner as Mary Manton
- Ford Sterling as Perkins
- Wallace MacDonald as Will Newton
- Heinie Conklin as Hi-Lo
- George Irving as Professor Elias Manton
- Bernard Siegel as Chief Brave Bear
- Guy Oliver as Indian Agent
- Tom Kennedy as Undetermined Secondary Role
Crew
- John Waters · Director
- Zane Grey · Writer
- John Stone · Writer
- Charles Edgar Schoenbaum · Cinematographer