| The Desert's Toll | |
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| Directed by | Clifford Smith |
| Written by | Gardner Bradford (titles) |
| Starring | Francis McDonald Kathleen Key Anna May Wong |
| Cinematography | Jack Roach George Stevens |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Desert's Toll is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Kathleen Key, Francis McDonald, and Tom Santschi. [1]
Frank Darwin (Francis McDonald) needs to convince Muriel (Kathleen Key) he did not kill her Father, as claimed by Jasper (Tom Santschi) and Oneta (Anna May Wong).
A print of The Desert's Toll is preserved in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection. [1]
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