Desert Mesa

{{short description|1935 film by Victor Adamson}}

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{{Infobox film

| director = Victor Adamson (as Art James)

| producer =

| screenplay = Victor Adamson (as Van Johnson)

| starring = Franklyn Farnum
Art Mix

| cinematography = A.J. Fitzpatrick

| editing = Frances Burroughs

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1935|02|2|U.S.|df=yes}}

}}

Desert Mesa is a seriously low-budget American B-movie Western directed by Victor Adamson for his independent production company.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/286774172/?terms=%22mormon+conquest%22|title=Movie Company Organized Here|last=|first=|date=9 Dec 1938|website=Kane County Standard|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-05-26}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/81292121/?terms=%22desert+mesa%22|title=Jackson: 'Desert Mesa'|last=|first=|date=11 Jun 1936|website=The Evening Report|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-05-26}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/81292123/?terms=%22desert+mesa%22|title=Jackson, Today and Friday|last=|first=|date=11 Jun 1936|website=The Evening Report|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-05-26}} Some sources state that the film was re-released as Mormon Conquest in 1941, while others believe Mormon Conquest is a separate film from the same filmmakers.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F8OSCgAAQBAJ&q=%22desert+mesa%22+%22mormon+conquest%22&pg=PA3|title=Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each|last=Pitts|first=Michael R.|date=2015-09-17|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476610368|language=en}}