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Desert Gold | |
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Directed by | James P. Hogan |
Written by | Zane Grey (novel) Stuart Anthony (screenplay) and Robert Yost (screenplay) |
Produced by | Harold Hurley (producer) William T. Lackey (associate producer) |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | George T. Clemens |
Edited by | Chandler House |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Desert Gold is a 1936 American Western film directed by James P. Hogan, starring Buster Crabbe and Marsha Hunt, based on the 1913 Zane Grey novel of the same name and released by Paramount Pictures. The film's sets were designed by David S. Garber, overseen by Hans Dreier.
The film is also known as Desert Storm (American reissue title).
The Los Angeles Times said "it is all well done." [1]
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