| A Desperate Adventure | |
| Director: | J. P. McGowan |
| Producer: | Jesse J. Goldburg |
| Starring: | Franklyn Farnum |
| Cinematography: | Walter Griffin (* Walter L. Griffin) |
| Distributor: | Independent Pictures |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent English intertitles |
A Desperate Adventure is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by J. P. McGowan and starring Franklyn Farnum, Marie Walcamp, and Priscilla Bonner.[1]
A nitrate print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[2]
A Secret Service agent is running down a band of smugglers known as "The Black Pete Gang".[3]
Director J. P. McGowan had a reputation for being able to work with temperamental stars. Marie Walcamp had previously worked with McGowan on two short films in 1915, and the 18-chapter serial film The Red Glove in 1919. A Desperate Adventure was one of two Westerns she worked on for McGowan in 1924, the second being Western Vengeance.[4]
The film was released on June 20, or September 29, 1924.