Is The Painted Desert scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Painted Desert easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Painted Desert end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Painted Desert sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Painted Desert violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Painted Desert

Name: The Painted Desert
Genre: Western
Released: 1931
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: William Boyd, Helen Twelvetrees, William Farnum, J. Farrell MacDonald, Clark Gable

BLAZING ACTION

Directed by Howard Higgin

Produced by Pathé Exchange

193179 min5.2 / 10

A Western melodrama centered on a foundling caught between two feuding men who raised him, blending action with domestic conflict and the possibility of reconciliation.

Western pardners Jeff and Cash find a baby boy in an otherwise deserted emigrants' camp, and clash over which is to be "father." They are still bitterly feuding years later when they own adjacent ranches. Bill, the foundling whom Cash has raised to young manhood, wants to end the feud and extends an olive branch toward Jeff, who now has a lovely daughter. But during a mining venture, the bitterness escalates. Is Bill to be set against his own adoptive father?

Clusters

Duty, Redemption, and Chosen Bonds Adventure, Honor, and Hard-Won Loyalty Wartime Romance Family Struggles Growing Up Science Technology And Industry

Genres

Western

Keywords

Baby Mining Feud Foundling

Questions people ask

Is The Painted Desert scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is The Painted Desert easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Painted Desert end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Painted Desert sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Painted Desert violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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