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.
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
Reviews
CinemaSerf
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 invest...
