Desert Pursuit

Desert Pursuit is a 1952 American Western film directed by George Blair and starring Wayne Morris, Virginia Grey and George Tobias. The film is based on the story "Horse Thieves' Hosanna" by Kenneth Perkins, originally published in the December 1948 issue of Blue Book. IMDb and other sources credit the screenplay to a novel called "Starlight Canyon." 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.

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