---
title: 'The Painted Desert (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Howard Higgin'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-painted-desert-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022243/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Painted Desert (1931)

1931 · 79 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

The Painted Desert is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film released by Pathé Exchange. Produced by E. B. Derr, it was directed by Howard Higgin, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Buckingham. The picture stars low-budget Western stars William Boyd and Helen Twelvetrees, and most notably features an unshaven young Clark Gable in his talking film debut. The film was shot mostly on location in Arizona.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Howard Higgin](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-higgin)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Buckingham](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-buckingham)
- **Producer:** [E.B. Derr](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-b-derr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Snyder](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-snyder)
- **Editor:** [Clarence Kolster](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-kolster)

## Cast

- [Richard Cramer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-cramer)
- [Edmund Breese](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-breese)
- [Wade Boteler](https://cinepixo.com/people/wade-boteler)
- [Helen Twelvetrees](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-twelvetrees)
- [J. Farrell MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-farrell-macdonald)
- [Clark Gable](https://cinepixo.com/people/clark-gable)
- [Al St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-st-john)
- [William Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-boyd-2)
- [Charles Sellon](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-sellon)
- [William Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-farnum)

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