Toll of the Desert

1935 film

Toll of the Desert

Directed by| William Berke
Written by| Allen Hall
Miller Easton
Produced by| William Berke
Starring| Fred Kohler, Jr.
Betty Mack
Roger Williams
Cinematography| Robert E. Cline
Edited by| Arthur A. Brooks
Music by| Lee Zahler

Production
company

William Berke Productions

Distributed by| Ajax Pictures

Release date

* May 5, 1935 (1935-05-05)

Running time

| 60 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
The full film

Toll of the Desert is a 1935 American western film directed by William Berke and starring Fred Kohler, Jr., Betty Mack, and Roger Williams.[1]

## Plot

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When a cowboy's covered wagon is attacked by Indians, he becomes convinced that his wife and young son have been killed. Rescued from the attack by a roving band of crooks, the grateful father joins the gang, becoming an outlaw and hired gunman. Unbeknownst to him, his son survives the Indian attack and grows up to become a lawman who eventually has to hunt down his outlaw father.

## Cast

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* Fred Kohler Jr. as Bill Collins aka Bill Carson
* Betty Mack as Jean Streeter
* Roger Williams as Tom Collins
* Earl Dwire as Joe Carson
* Tom London as Sheriff Jackson
* Ted AdamsTeague
* George Chesebro as Carter - Henchman
* John Elliott as Judge
* Ruth Findlay as Ruth Carson
* Ed Cassidy as Streeter
* Barney Beasley as Perez - Henchman
* Budd Buster as Bartender
* Herman Hack as Henchman
* Jack Hendricks as Deputy
* William McCall as Stagecoach Driver
* Milburn Morante as Hank
* Tex Palmer as Tex - Henchman

## References

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1. ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Toll of the Desert". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015.

## Bibliography

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* Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toll of the Desert.

* Toll of the Desert at IMDb

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Films directed by William Berke

1930s|

* Toll of the Desert (1935)
* Desert Justice (1936)
* Gun Grit (1936)

1940s|

* Lawless Plainsmen (1942)
* Down Rio Grande Way (1942)
* Riders of the Northland (1942)
* Bad Men of the Hills (1942)
* Overland to Deadwood (1942)
* The Lone Prairie (1942)
* Riding Through Nevada (1942)
* Pardon My Gun (1942)
* A Tornado in the Saddle (1942)
* The Fighting Buckaroo (1943)
* Riders of the Northwest Mounted (1943)
* Saddles and Sagebrush (1943)
* Law of the Northwest (1943)
* Frontier Fury (1943)
* Robin Hood of the Range (1943)
* Tornado (1943)
* Hail to the Rangers (1943)
* Silver City Raiders (1943)
* Minesweeper (1943)
* The Vigilantes Ride (1943)
* Sailor's Holiday (1944)
* The Navy Way (1944)
* Girl in the Case (1944)
* Wyoming Hurricane (1944)
* Riding West (1944)
* The Last Horseman (1944)
* The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
* That's My Baby! (1944)
* Dark Mountain (1944)
* Dangerous Passage (1944)
* Double Exposure (1944)
* Betrayal from the East (1945)
* High Powered (1945)
* Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
* Dick Tracy (1945)
* Ding Dong Williams (1946)
* Sunset Pass (1946)
* Rolling Home (1946)
* The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
* Renegade Girl (1946)
* Code of the West (1947)
* Shoot to Kill (1947)
* Caged Fury (1948)
* Speed to Spare (1948)
* Waterfront at Midnight (1948)
* Racing Luck (1948)
* Jungle Jim (1948)
* Highway 13 (1948)
* The Lost Tribe (1949)
* Arson, Inc. (1949)
* Sky Liner (1949)
* Treasure of Monte Cristo (1949)
* Zamba (1949)
* Deputy Marshal (1949)

1950s|

* Mark of the Gorilla (1950)
* Captive Girl (1950)
* Operation Haylift (1950)
* I Shot Billy the Kid (1950)
* On the Isle of Samoa (1950)
* Gunfire (1950)
* Train to Tombstone (1950)
* Border Rangers (1950)
* Pygmy Island (1950)
* The Bandit Queen (1950)
* Danger Zone (1951)
* Roaring City (1951)
* Smuggler's Gold (1951)
* Pier 23 (1951)
* Savage Drums (1951)
* FBI Girl (1951)
* The Jungle (1952)
* The Marshal's Daughter (1953)
* Valley of the Head Hunters (1953)
* Four Boys and a Gun (1957)
* Street of Sinners (1957)
* Island Women (1958)
* Cop Hater (1958)
* The Mugger (1958)

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