Desert Pursuit is a 1952 American Western film directed by George Blair and starring Wayne Morris, Virginia Grey and George Tobias.[1] The film is based on the story "Horse Thieves' Hosanna" by Kenneth Perkins,[2] originally published in the December 1948 issue of Blue Book. IMDb and other sources credit the screenplay to a novel called "Starlight Canyon."[3] However, Perkins never published a novel under that title. Among his papers at the Bancroft Library is a typescript story titled "Starlight Canyon" with a handwritten note identifying the title under which it was published.

Desert Pursuit
Directed by	George Blair
Written by	Scott Darling
Based on	story "Horse Thieves' Hosanna" by Kenneth Perkins
Produced by	Ace Herman Wayne Morris Lindsley Parsons
Starring	Wayne Morris Virginia Grey George Tobias
Cinematography	William A. Sickner
Edited by	Ace Herman
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production company	Lindsley Parsons Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	May 11, 1952
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Wayne Morris as Ford Smith
• Virginia Grey as Mary Smith
• George Tobias as Ghazili
• Anthony Caruso as Hassan
• Emmett Lynn as Leatherface Bates
• John Doucette as Kafan
• Robert Bice as Tomaso
• Frank Lackteen as Ceremony Leader
• Artie Ortego as Indian
• Gloria Talbott as Indian Girl
• William Wilkerson as Indian Bodyguard

References

External links

• Desert Pursuit at IMDb
• Kenneth Perkins Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

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