9 2 5 ▁version ▁of ▁Ben - H ur ▁st arring ▁Francis ▁X . ▁Bush man ▁and ▁Ram on ▁Nov ar ro . ▁During ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁H ath away ▁learned ▁his ▁craft ▁as ▁an ▁assistant , ▁helping ▁direct ▁future ▁stars ▁such ▁as ▁Gary ▁Cooper , ▁Mar l ene ▁Diet rich , ▁Ad ol phe ▁Men jou , ▁F ay ▁W ray , ▁Walter ▁H ust on , ▁Clara ▁Bow , ▁and ▁ ▁No ah ▁Be ery . ▁ ▁Director ▁ ▁Rand olph ▁Scott ▁Western s ▁Henry ▁H ath away ▁made ▁his ▁director ial ▁debut ▁with ▁a ▁Western ▁film ▁production ▁at ▁Param ount , ▁Heritage ▁of ▁the ▁Des ert ▁( 1 9 3 2 ). ▁Based ▁on ▁a ▁Z ane ▁Grey ▁novel , ▁H ath away ▁gave ▁Rand olph ▁Scott ▁his ▁first ▁st arring ▁role ▁in ▁film ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁length y ▁career ▁for ▁Scott ▁as ▁a ▁cow boy ▁star . ▁▁ ▁It ▁k icked ▁off ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁H ath away - direct ed ▁Scott ▁Western s ▁from ▁Grey ▁nov els , ▁Wild ▁Hor se ▁M esa ▁( 1 9 3 2 ), ▁The ▁Th und ering ▁H erd ▁( 1 9 3 3 ), ▁Under ▁the ▁T onto ▁R im ▁( 1 9 3 3 ), ▁Sun set ▁Pass ▁( 1 9 3 3 ), ▁To ▁the ▁Last ▁Man ▁( 1 9 3 3 ), ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁( 1 9 3 3 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Last ▁Round - Up ▁(