The Painted Desert man career. However, he would carry on as a character actor until his death in 1953. The film would be remade by RKO in 1938 as "Painted Desert", directed by David Howard, and starring George O'Brien, Laraine Johnson, and Ray Whitley. The film is notable for the superior cinematography of the Arizona desert by Edward Snyder. 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
Colorado Desert pressures, most notably the Coachella Valley. Colorado Desert California's Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert. It encompasses approximately , including the heavily irrigated Coachella and Imperial valleys. It is home to many unique flora and fauna. The Colorado Desert is a subdivision of the larger Sonoran Desert encompassing approximately The desert encompasses Imperial County and includes parts of San Diego County, Riverside County, and a small part of San Bernardino County. Most of the Colorado Desert lies at a relatively low elevation, below , with the lowest point of the desert floor at below sea level