Desc: When the Desert Smiles: Directed by Neal Hart. With Neal Hart, Fred Kelsey, Awretha Pickering, Vester Pegg. A cowboy buys property from an old settler, which is coveted by a German rancher because it is rich in gold. After discovering that the German and his nephew have been working a mine on the land, the cowboy fights to save his property and to prevent his cattle from being run off. The cowboy falls in love with the German's beautiful young ward and proves that her guardian's ranch actually belongs to her.