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Desert Killer

Desert Killer

1953•10m•5.4/10
Documentary

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5.4/10(8)

Desert Killer is a 1952 short film directed by Larry Lansburgh about a hunter tracking a sheep-killing mountain lion. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.

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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Narrator

Marvin Glenn

(Himself)

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