Heritage of the Desert
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)
Lesley Selander
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Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
6.6/10
5 votes
Rating consensus
66/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~66/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
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
Reginald Barlow
Judge Stevens
Hank Bell
Wedding Guest
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Heritage of the Desert (1939)
Lesley Selander
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