Desert Dust

Frank Fortune, a young rancher, is jailed along with two of his men for fighting with rival ranchers. Helen Marsden, daughter of a wealthy senator who is interested in prison reform, prevails on the judge to parole them into her custody and work at her ranch. Frank falls in love and, so as to stay on at the ranch, convinces her he is a notorious criminal. When the senator visits her with a large sum of money belonging to the state, three "reformed" crooks on the premises plan to steal it. Fortune's friends learn of the plot and decide to take the money for safekeeping, but Fortune intervenes; the real crooks do steal the funds, however, and depart with Helen in an automobile. Fortune overtakes the speeding car and rescues Helen.

Country:
Genre:

Western

Duration:

50 minutes

Year:

1927

Director:

William Wyler

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Company:

Universal Pictures

Cast:
Ted Wells

Frank Fortune

Lotus Thompson

Helen Marsden

Bruce Gordon

Butch Rorke

Jimmy Phillips

The Rat

Slim Cole

The Parson

Crew:
William Wyler

Director

David S. Garber

Art Direction

Milton Bridenbecker

Director of Photography

Carl Laemmle

Producer

Gardner Bradford

Writer