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Painted Desert (1938) was a Romance - Western Film directed by David Howard and produced by Lee S. Marcus.

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The Harvey Girls (1946): The Painted Desert Meets The Musical

By 4 Star Film Fan on May 25, 2020 From 4 Star Films

It was during a pit stop along a cross-country trip through the Petrified Forest that I first became aware of The Harvey Girls. Because you see, The Painted Desert Inn is a bit of a relic of the past, and it preserves a history of the famous waitresses who helped pave the way for a certain brand of ... Read full article


The Painted Desert

By Chris on May 7, 2013 From Family Friendly Reviews

Family-Friendly Rating: “Enjoyable” old western with a small part played by Clark Gable that led to some surprising interest in him which would eventually lead to his role years later in “Gone With The Wind”. I do want to point out that Gable does not have a huge role in the ... Read full article


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The version released by C & C Television Corp. and shown on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel omits the director and producer credits.
Includes a considerable amount of archive footage lifted out of, and not replaced back into, The Painted Desert (1931).
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