Trivia

A remake of the 1926 film The Unknown Cavalier (1926) which stared Ken Maynard in John Wayne's role.

Otis Harlan repeated his role from The Unknown Cavalier (1926).

Debut of actress Helen Dickson .

First of six films pairing John Wayne and the horse Duke released from 1932-33.

The judge in Desolation has his suit coat covered in newspaper with the headline "Dewey Takes Manila". That event of the Spanish-American War took place on 1 May 1898, so that indicates the time depicted in this film to after that date.