Desert Thieves

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Desert Thieves
Directed by Scott Sidney
Written byRichard V. Spencer
Produced by Thomas H. Ince
Starring
Production
company
Broncho Film Company [1]
Release date
  • June 24, 1914 (1914-06-24)(USA)
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Desert Thieves is a 1914 American short silent Western film directed by Scott Sidney and featuring Charles Ray, Gretchen Lederer, Tsuru Aoki, [2] [3] Frank Keenan and Ernest Swallow in lead roles.

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References

  1. Spehr, Paul C.; Lundquist, Gunnar; Lauritzen, Einar (July 1, 1996). American film personnel and company credits, 1908-1920: filmographies reordered by authoritative organizational and personal names from Lauritzen and Lundquist's American film-index. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 137. ISBN   978-0-7864-0255-7.
  2. Langman, Larry (January 1, 1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 116. ISBN   978-0-313-27858-7.
  3. Friar, Ralph E.; Friar, Natasha A. (1972). The only good Indian: the Hollywood gospel. Drama Book Specialists. p. 129. ISBN   978-0-910482-21-9.