Heritage of the Desert (1939 film)

1939 film For the 1924 silent film, see The Heritage of the Desert (film). For the Henry Hathaway version, see Heritage of the Desert (1932 film).

Heritage of the Desert
Directed by	Lesley Selander
Screenplay by	Norman Houston Harrison Jacobs
Based on	The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey
Produced by	Harry Sherman
Starring	Donald Woods Evelyn Venable Russell Hayden Robert Barrat Sidney Toler C. Henry Gordon Willard Robertson
Cinematography	Russell Harlan
Edited by	Sherman A. Rose
Music by	Victor Young
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 23, 1939 (1939-06-23)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Heritage of the Desert is a 1939 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Norman Houston and Harrison Jacobs. The film stars Donald Woods, Evelyn Venable, Russell Hayden, Robert Barrat, Sidney Toler, C. Henry Gordon and Willard Robertson. It is based on the 1910 novel The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey. The film was released on June 23, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

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Cast

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

References

Hal Erickson (2015). "Heritage-of-the-Desert - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
"Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. June 23, 1939. Retrieved March 13, 2015.

External links

Heritage of the Desert at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Lesley Selander
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936) The Boss Rider of Gun Creek (1936) Empty Saddles (1936) Sandflow (1937) Left-Handed Law (1937) Smoke Tree Range (1937) Hopalong Rides Again (1937) The Barrier (1937) Partners of the Plains (1938) Heart of Arizona (1938) Bar 20 Justice (1938) Pride of the West (1938) Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938) The Mysterious Rider (1938) The Frontiersmen (1938) Sunset Trail (1939) Silver on the Sage (1939) Heritage of the Desert (1939) Renegade Trail (1939) Range War (1939) Santa Fe Marshal (1940) Knights of the Range (1940) Hidden Gold (1940) Stagecoach War (1940) Cherokee Strip (1940) Three Men from Texas (1940) Doomed Caravan (1941) The Round Up (1941) Pirates on Horseback (1941) Wide Open Town (1941) Stick to Your Guns (1941) Riders of the Timberline (1941) Undercover Man (1942) Lost Canyon (1942) Red River Robin Hood (1942) Thundering Hoofs (1942) Bandit Ranger (1942) Border Patrol (1943) Bar 20 (1943) Colt Comrades (1943) Buckskin Frontier (1943) Riders of the Deadline (1943) Forty Thieves (1944) Call of the Rockies (1944) Bordertown Trail (1944) Stagecoach to Monterey (1944) Firebrands of Arizona (1944) The Vampire's Ghost (1945) Three's a Crowd (1945) Trail of Kit Carson (1945) The Fatal Witness (1945) Jungle Raiders (1945) The Catman of Paris (1946) Passkey to Danger (1946) Traffic in Crime (1946) Night Train to Memphis (1946) The Pilgrim Lady (1947) Saddle Pals (1947) Last Frontier Uprising (1947) Robin Hood of Texas (1947) The Red Stallion (1947) Blackmail (1947) Panhandle (1948) Guns of Hate (1948) Strike It Rich (1948) Belle Starr's Daughter (1948) Stampede (1949) Sky Dragon (1949) Rustlers (1949) Dakota Lil (1950) Rio Grande Patrol (1950) Short Grass (1950) Storm over Wyoming (1950) The Kangaroo Kid (1950) Riders of the Range (1950) Overland Telegraph (1951) Cavalry Scout (1951) I Was an American Spy (1951) Flight to Mars (1951) Pistol Harvest (1951) The Highwayman (1951) Law of the Badlands (1951) Road Agent (1952) The Raiders (1952) Fort Osage (1952) Battle Zone (1952) Flat Top (1952) Trail Guide (1952) Cow Country (1953) Fighter Attack (1953) Fort Algiers (1953) The Royal African Rifles (1953) War Paint (1953) Fort Vengeance (1953) Arrow in the Dust (1954) The Yellow Tomahawk (1954) Dragonfly Squadron (1954) Fort Yuma (1955) Desert Sands (1955) Shotgun (1955) Tall Man Riding (1955) The Lone Ranger (1956) The Broken Star (1956) Quincannon, Frontier Scout (1956) Tomahawk Trail (1957) Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957) Outlaw's Son (1957) Taming Sutton's Gal (1957) The Wayward Girl (1957) The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958) War Party (1965) Fort Courageous (1965) Convict Stage (1965) Town Tamer (1965) The Texican (1966) Fort Utah (1967) Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)

Films directed by Lesley Selander

Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936)
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek (1936)
Empty Saddles (1936)
Sandflow (1937)
Left-Handed Law (1937)
Smoke Tree Range (1937)
Hopalong Rides Again (1937)
The Barrier (1937)
Partners of the Plains (1938)
Heart of Arizona (1938)
Bar 20 Justice (1938)
Pride of the West (1938)
Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938)
The Mysterious Rider (1938)
The Frontiersmen (1938)
Sunset Trail (1939)
Silver on the Sage (1939)
Heritage of the Desert (1939)
Renegade Trail (1939)
Range War (1939)
Santa Fe Marshal (1940)
Knights of the Range (1940)
Hidden Gold (1940)
Stagecoach War (1940)
Cherokee Strip (1940)
Three Men from Texas (1940)
Doomed Caravan (1941)
The Round Up (1941)
Pirates on Horseback (1941)
Wide Open Town (1941)
Stick to Your Guns (1941)
Riders of the Timberline (1941)
Undercover Man (1942)
Lost Canyon (1942)
Red River Robin Hood (1942)
Thundering Hoofs (1942)
Bandit Ranger (1942)
Border Patrol (1943)
Bar 20 (1943)
Colt Comrades (1943)
Buckskin Frontier (1943)
Riders of the Deadline (1943)
Forty Thieves (1944)
Call of the Rockies (1944)
Bordertown Trail (1944)
Stagecoach to Monterey (1944)
Firebrands of Arizona (1944)
The Vampire's Ghost (1945)
Three's a Crowd (1945)
Trail of Kit Carson (1945)
The Fatal Witness (1945)
Jungle Raiders (1945)
The Catman of Paris (1946)
Passkey to Danger (1946)
Traffic in Crime (1946)
Night Train to Memphis (1946)
The Pilgrim Lady (1947)
Saddle Pals (1947)
Last Frontier Uprising (1947)
Robin Hood of Texas (1947)
The Red Stallion (1947)
Blackmail (1947)
Panhandle (1948)
Guns of Hate (1948)
Strike It Rich (1948)
Belle Starr's Daughter (1948)
Stampede (1949)
Sky Dragon (1949)
Rustlers (1949)
Dakota Lil (1950)
Rio Grande Patrol (1950)
Short Grass (1950)
Storm over Wyoming (1950)
The Kangaroo Kid (1950)
Riders of the Range (1950)
Overland Telegraph (1951)
Cavalry Scout (1951)
I Was an American Spy (1951)
Flight to Mars (1951)
Pistol Harvest (1951)
The Highwayman (1951)
Law of the Badlands (1951)
Road Agent (1952)
The Raiders (1952)
Fort Osage (1952)
Battle Zone (1952)
Flat Top (1952)
Trail Guide (1952)
Cow Country (1953)
Fighter Attack (1953)
Fort Algiers (1953)
The Royal African Rifles (1953)
War Paint (1953)
Fort Vengeance (1953)
Arrow in the Dust (1954)
The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)
Dragonfly Squadron (1954)
Fort Yuma (1955)
Desert Sands (1955)
Shotgun (1955)
Tall Man Riding (1955)
The Lone Ranger (1956)
The Broken Star (1956)
Quincannon, Frontier Scout (1956)
Tomahawk Trail (1957)
Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957)
Outlaw's Son (1957)
Taming Sutton's Gal (1957)
The Wayward Girl (1957)
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)
War Party (1965)
Fort Courageous (1965)
Convict Stage (1965)
Town Tamer (1965)
The Texican (1966)
Fort Utah (1967)
Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)

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