The Call of the Desert
He rides like a streak, fights like a wildcat, makes love like a cross between Romeo and Don Juan.
1930 · 48m Western
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The Call of the Desert
Overview
Tod Walker takes Rex Carson's map to a gold mine and leaves him in the desert. Carson recuperates at Jean Walker's ranch and she takes a liking to him. But when her uncle Tod arrives, he claims Carson tried to jump his claim. She sides with her uncle and Carson, banished from the Walker ranch, sets out to get his claim back.
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