Desert Dust

Story

Synopsis

Frank Fortune, a young rancher, is jailed along with two of his men for fighting with rival ranchers. Helen Marsden, daughter of a wealthy senator who is interested in prison reform, prevails on the judge to parole them into her custody and work at her ranch. Frank falls in love and, so as to stay on at the ranch, convinces her he is a notorious criminal. When the senator visits her with a large sum of money belonging to the state, three "reformed" crooks on the premises plan to steal it. Fortune's friends learn of the plot and decide to take the money for safekeeping, but Fortune intervenes; the real crooks do steal the funds, however, and depart with Helen in an automobile. Fortune overtakes the speeding car and rescues Helen.

Director

William Wyler

Writers

William Berke, Gardner Bradford

Language

English

Release date

18 December 1927

Ensemble

Cast

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  Ted Wells

  Frank Fortune

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  Lotus Thompson

  Helen Marsden

• 

  Bruce Gordon

  Butch Rorke

• Jimmy Phillips

  The Rat

• Slim Cole

  The Parson

• 

  George Ovey

  Shorty Benton

• 

  Richard L'Estrange

  Slim Donovan