09 Mar 1929
Desert Nights
A con man with his beautiful accomplice and a hostage steals a half million dollars worth of diamonds but finds they're all lost in the desert without water.
Homeward Bound
A THRILLING ROMANCE OF THE SEA
A group of seven people find themselves on a ship in the middle of an endless ocean, with no recollection of how they got there. (lost film)
Top Billed Cast
Thomas Meighan Jim Bedford
Lila Lee Mary Brent
Charles S. Abbe Rufus Brent
William P. Carleton Rodney
Hugh Cameron Murphy
Gus Weinberg Captain Svenson
Maude Turner Gordon Mrs. Brannigan
Cyril Ring Rufus Brent Jr.
Katherine Spencer Clarissa Wynwood
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