When the Desert Calls

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When the Desert Calls
Directed by Ray C. Smallwood
Written by Donald McGibney (story)
Georgette Duchesne
Peter Milne
Starring Violet Heming
Robert Frazer
Huntley Gordon
Cinematography Mike Joyce
Edited by George McGuire
Production
company
Pyramid Pictures
Distributed by American Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • October 8, 1922 (1922-10-08)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

When the Desert Calls is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Ray C. Smallwood and starring Violet Heming, Robert Frazer and Huntley Gordon. [1]

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  1. Connelly p.432

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