The Painted Desert The Painted Desert The Painted Desert is a 1931 American pre-Code film released by Pathé Exchange. Produced by E. B. Derr, it was directed by Howard Higgin, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Buckingham. It starred low-budget Western stars William Boyd (in his pre-Hopalong Cassidy days) and Helen Twelvetrees, and featured a young Clark Gable in his talking film debut. The picture was shot mostly on location in Arizona. Two cowboy friends, Jeff (J. Farrell MacDonald) and Cash (William Farnum), are traveling through the desert in the southwest U.S., when they come upon a baby who has been abandoned
Best in the Desert Best in the Desert The Best In The Desert (BITD) Racing Association is an American desert off-road racing association. It is operated by Casey Folks and it is based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. BITD runs the Vegas To Reno, the longest off-road race in the United States, and since 2012 is the sanctioning body of the Mint 400. It has 9 events scheduled for the 2015 season (2015 Schedule). Events are nationally televised on MavTV, its website, and the America One Sports Network. The Best In The Desert has classes of Trick Trucks (aka Trophy Truck), buggies, motorcycles, Quads.