Heritage of the Desert (1939)
"Zane Grey's pen... again sends a devil-may-care youth... on an exciting trail of adventure and romance."

Title: Heritage of the Desert
Original Title: Heritage of the Desert
Release Date: 1939-06-23
Status: Released
Rating: 5.8/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Western
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures
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.
Cast

Donald Woods
John Abbott

Evelyn Venable
Miriam Naab

Russell Hayden
David Naab

Robert Barrat
Andrew Naab

Sidney Toler
Nosey

C. Henry Gordon
Henry Holderness

Willard Robertson
Henchman Nebraska

Paul Guilfoyle
Snap Thornton

Paul Fix
Henchman Chick Chance

John 'Skins' Miller
Postmaster John Twerk