Zane Grey's pen... again sends a devil-may-care youth... on an exciting trail of adventure and romance.
John Abbott returns to the desert land he owns, and after being wounded by hired gunman Chick Chance, he is befriended by rancher Andrew Naab and his son, Marvin. Naab's daughter, Marian, falls in love with John but is about to marry Snap Thornton to keep a promise made by her father. She runs away on her wedding day but is captured and held hostage by outlaw Henry Holderness. John, the Naabs and fellow ranchers rush to her rescue.
Heritage of the Desert (1939) is a western film directed by Lesley Selander, released on June 23, 1939 with a runtime of 1h 13m. It stars Donald Woods, Evelyn Venable, Russell Hayden and Robert Barrat. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 5 ratings.
Donald Woods
as John Abbott
Evelyn Venable
as Miriam Naab
Russell Hayden
as David Naab
Robert Barrat
as Andrew Naab
Sidney Toler
as Nosey
C. Henry Gordon
as Henry Holderness
Willard Robertson
as Henchman Nebraska
Paul Guilfoyle
as Snap Thornton
Paul Fix
as Henchman Chick Chance
John 'Skins' Miller
as Postmaster John Twerk
Reginald Barlow
as Judge Stevens
Hank Bell
as Wedding Guest
Directed by Lesley Selander, written by Zane Grey and Norman Houston, produced by Harry Sherman.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 5 ratings.
Though he had a tendency to verbosity, Zane Grey wrote some good Western adventure stories, and this one is quite decent too. Donald Woods is "Abbott" the last of a once wealthy family who is told by his lawyer that all that is left is some inhospitable land in the desert. When he goes off to investigate, he is shot - lands in some quicksand, and is lucky to be rescued by the "Naab" family. A bit of a love triangle…
Reviewed on June 22, 2022
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Heritage of the Desert (1939) is available to stream on Best Westerns Ever Amazon Channel. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Heritage of the Desert (1939) includes Donald Woods, Evelyn Venable, Russell Hayden, Robert Barrat and Sidney Toler. The film was directed by Lesley Selander. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Heritage of the Desert was released on June 23, 1939 and runs for 1h 13m.
Heritage of the Desert (1939) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 5 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
