"Wanderer of the Wasteland" was the third film adaptation of Zane Grey's 1923 novel "Wanderer of the Wasteland", which was published serially in "McClure's" magazine, beginning in May 1920.The first adaptation was a silent film made using Technicolor process 2 (an early Technicolor process), produced by Famous Players-Lasky in 1924, directed by Irvin Willat and starring Jack Holt, Noah Beery, and Billie Dove.