The Heritage of the Desert is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat and based on the novel of the same name by Zane Grey. It stars Bebe Daniels, Ernest Torrence, and Noah Beery. The film was released by Paramount Pictures with sequences filmed in an early Technicolor process. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jack Hare, an Eastern lad, reaches an outlaw settlement in the far West, and is cast out into the desert by Holderness. Jack is rescued by settler August Naab, against whom Holderness holds a grudge. Jack and Mescal, a ward of August, fall in love, although she is engaged to marry August's youngest son. The latter is killed by Holderness, who kidnaps Mescal. August and his Indian allies raid the outlaw settlement and destroy it. Holderness tries to escape on horseback with Mescal, but Jack pursues and collides with him while on the edge of a precipice, and Holderness plunges to his death. Jack and Mescal are reunited. Cast Preservation A complete print of The Heritage of the Desert is maintained in the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow. See also List of early color feature films List of lost films References External links Australian daybill long poster Accessible version of long poster 1924 films 1924 Western (genre) films 1920s color films Films based on American novels Films based on works by Zane Grey Films directed by Irvin Willat Paramount Pictures films Silent films in color Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films