Desert Greed

1926Movie⏱️ 52mPassed

ActionDramaWestern

A deputy comes upon a young girl who has been fired and cheated out of her wages by her former employer. The deputy helps her get what's due her, and accompanies her to her hometown, where they discover that her stepfather has pla...

Director

Jacques Jaccard

Writers

N/A

Stars

Yakima Canutt, Rose Blossom, Henry Hebert

Release Date

September 19, 1927

Language

None, English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Yakima Canutt

as Yak Carroll

Rose Blossom

as Mary Thorton

Henry Hebert

as William Devlin

Lucille Young

as Rose Dare

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Boy

as Boy - Yak's Horse

Frank Ellis

as Quitting Henchman

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Dick La Reno

as Mary's Stepfather

Tom London

as Ranger

Cliff Lyons

as Gillis - Henchman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Production

Yakima Canutt Productions, Goodwill Productions

🏷️ Keywords

meannessstepfathersmugglingheld at gunpointdeception

🎯 Categories

ActionDramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Decent Silent Western

by Michael_Elliott • 2013-01-25

"Desert Greed (1926) ** (out of 4) Decent silent Western has Yak Carroll (Yakima Canutt) coming to the rescue of Mary (Rose Blossom) after her boss fires her and refuses to pay the cash he owes. Soon Yak takes Mary back to her hometown where her evil stepfather tries to force her into marrying a hustler (Henry Hebert) so once again Yak has to come to the rescue. DESERT GREED certainly isn't a masterpiece or even a good movie but I think silent Western buffs will find it somewhat entertaining if not really all that satisfying. The film clocks in under a hour, which is certainly a good th..."

📖 Synopsis

A deputy comes upon a young girl who has been fired and cheated out of her wages by her former employer. The deputy helps her get what's due her, and accompanies her to her hometown, where they discover that her stepfather has pla...