Men of the Desert

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Men of the Desert
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Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
Written byW.S. Van Dyke
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed byK-E-S-E Service
Release date
  • September 24, 1917 (1917-09-24)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Men of the Desert is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Jack Gardner, Ruth King and Carl Stockdale. [1]

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