Desert Valley
A Thriller of the Sage-Brush Land
NR 1926 · 66 min · ★ 9.0 · Western
Seeing cattle dying of thirst, a stranger shoots a hole in Hoades water pipeline. Hoades is hoarding water trying to drive the ranchers away. Hounded by the law for stealing a pie, the stranger sees a chance to redeem himself by forcing Hoades to sell his pipeline and leave the area.
Directed by Scott R. Dunlap
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Buck Jones Fitzsmith -
Virginia Brown Faire Mildred Dean -
Malcolm Waite Jeff Hoades -
Jack W. Johnston Tim Dean (as F.W. Johnston) -
Charles Brinley Sheriff -
Eugene Pallette Deputy -
William McCall Rancher (uncredited) - A Andrew Waldron The Judge (uncredited)
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