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The Desert Secret
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Frederick Reel Jr.
Cast: Bill Patton, Pauline Curley [?] [Peggy Madison]?
H. & B. Film Company production; distributed by Madoc Sales. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was granted a New York state exhibition license on 24 May 1924.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [Motion Picture News Booking Guide, October 1924, page 201] Two partners in a prospecting deal locate ‘pay dirt.’ One has a weakness for drink and while intoxicated tells the location of his discovery. A rush to file claims starts, and the other partner believing himself done out of his land disappears for a time. Later when he returns, however, he finds that the land has been secured to him by Peggy Madison, a girl he loved and who was the first to file a claim on the land.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Gold mines
Listing updated: 3 May 2014.
References: Website-AFI.
Home video: DVD.
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