Desert Purusit (1952) on DVD

DESCRIPTION:

Across the desolate desert terrain on the ride to San Bernardino; gold-laden prospector Ford Smith (Wayne Morris) and former blackjack dealer Mary Smith (Virginia Grey) quickly learn they have company; Three camel-riding Arabs – played in a capricious bit of casting by Anthony Caruso; George Tobias and John Doucette – are close behind them; waiting to pounce on Ford’s gold and for the unforgiving Mojave to take its toll on the travelers; Temporarily misleading their pursuers; Ford and Mary wander into an village where mission-educated Native Americans hold a Christmas Eve service – just as the three men on camels ride in at a critical moment and; showing shades of 3 Godfathers; a temporary Yuletide truce ensues; But can the saddleback companions shake off the greedy bad men once and for all? The rough-and-ready Morris (also the film’s associate producer) and the vivacious; versatile Grey; whose Hollywood career crossed all genre frontiers; from classy to sassy; make engaging trailmates in this flinty B Western with true A-level grit;