Desert of Wheat - Kurt marries the daughter of a rancher and she nurses him back to health after his tour of Germany during World War I. The film "Riders of the Dawn" was based on his book. Zane Grey (1872 -1939) was known for his American frontier novels and in particular Riders of the Purple Sage (1912). Many of his books were later turned into Hollywood films and he eventually moved to California to be closer to his work in the film industry.

The Desert of Wheat is a thrilling and romantic tale of sabotage in the wheat fields of the Pacific Northwest during World War I. A passionate novel of patriotic and anti-union propaganda, it portrays the anxieties of the young country threatened by a foreign war after the closing of the frontier. Grey captures the heart of a nation at the brink of a century of change.

The Man of the Forest involves a young lady (Verna Hillie) who is captured by a band of outlaws led by Clint Beasley (Noah Beery). Brett Dale (Randolph Scott) figures out their plan and rescues her.