The Painted Desert in Arizona to finish the interior scenes on the studio lot in Hollywood. Ninety percent of the film was shot in Arizona, between the Painted Desert in Dinosaur Canyon, and Tuba City, Arizona, as well as a nearby Indian reservation. In mid-November it was reported that the recording portion of the film had been completed. Clarence Kolster edited the film during December 1930. By November, advertisements promoting the film were being released to the trade papers. Produced by Pathé Exchange, the film would become part of the RKO Radio Pictures library when they purchased the studio in March, after which
The Painted Stallion shot in the Coachella Valley, California. "The Painted Stallion"'s official release date is 5 June 1937, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. A 67-minute feature film version, created by editing the serial footage together, was released on 11 February 1938. It was one of fourteen feature films Republic made from their serials. In the early 1950s, "The Painted Stallion" was one of fourteen Republic serials edited into a television series. It was broadcast in six 26½-minute episodes. On December 27, 2005, a Region 0 DVD of the serial was released by