Thunder in the Desert

{{short description|1938 film by Sam Newfield}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Thunder in the Desert

| image = File:Thunder in the Desert.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| director = Sam Newfield

| producer = A. W. Hackel

| screenplay = George H. Plympton

| story = George H. Plympton

| starring = Bob Steele
Louise Stanley
Don Barclay
Ed Brady
Charles King
Horace Murphy

| music =

| cinematography = Robert E. Cline

| editing = S. Roy Luby

| studio = Supreme Pictures

| distributor = Republic Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1938|3|7}}

| runtime = 56 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Thunder in the Desert is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield, written by George H. Plympton, and starring Bob Steele, Louise Stanley, Don Barclay, Ed Brady, Charles King and Horace Murphy. It was released on March 7, 1938, by Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93230/thunder-in-the-desert |title=Thunder in the Desert (1938) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=2015-10-30}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/49844/Thunder-in-the-Desert/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325115639/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/49844/Thunder-in-the-Desert/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-25 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Hal Erickson |title=Thunder-in-the-Desert - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2016 |access-date=2015-10-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7580 |title=Thunder in the Desert |publisher=Afi.com |date=1938-10-03 |access-date=2015-10-30}}